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India and France have agreed to use UPI in France: PM Modi
Updated On: 14 July, 2023 09:15 AM IST | Paris | ANI
PM Modi said that Indian tourists in France will now be able to make payments in rupees
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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L). Pic/AFP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment mechanism and it will begin from the iconic Eiffel Tower. PM Modi said that Indian tourists in France will now be able to make payments in rupees.
"Be it India`s UPI or other digital platforms, they have brought a huge social transformation in the country and I am happy that India and France are also working together in direction. India and France have agreed to use UPI in France. I will leave after the agreement. However, it is your job to move forward. Friends, in the coming days its beginning will be made from Eiffel Tower which means that Indian tourists will now be able to make payments in Rupees, through UPI, at Eiffel Tower," Modi said while addressing the Indian community at La Seine Musicale in Paris.
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