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Fusion42 · 31 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL) has partnered with Uzbekistan's National Interoperability Payment System Center (NIPC) to enable Indian travellers to use UPI apps for instant merchant payments across Uzbekistan via the national interoperable QR code UZQR.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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Indian UPI payment apps can now directly transact with merchants in Uzbekistan through UZQR. If you build payment infrastructure or merchant tooling, you should prioritise integrating cross-border QR code payments for wider market reach.
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2 sources · 31 Aug 2026
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