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Indian travellers can use UPI to book Burj Khalifa tickets online

Published

29 July 2026

Topic

technology

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

UAE

Source

Read at madhyamamonline.com

Verified

Fusion42 · 29 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Indian travellers can now purchase tickets online for Dubai's Burj Khalifa using India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The service is enabled through a partnership between Emaar Properties, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), and UAE-based neobank Wio.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 14 sources have reported it between 29 Jul 2026 and 2 Aug 2026.

◆ The Wire takeaway

The payment rails for Indian tourists in the UAE are now set, with UPI live at a top landmark. If your travel or e-commerce app serves this market, this is your new default integration for payments.

Coverage

14 sources · first reported 29 Jul 2026 · latest 2 Aug 2026

Topics

Fintechupicross-border-paymentsindia-uaefintechtravel-tech