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Apple Pay Could Launch in India by October Without UPI Support: Report

10 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

10 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

India

◆ Source

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◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 25 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Apple Pay is expected to launch in India by October 2026 without integration with the country's UPI payment system, which is the dominant payment interface. This move could imply Apple is initially targeting card-based transactions in India rather than UPI-based ones.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 11 sources have reported it between 10 Aug 2026 and 16 Aug 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your payments startup in India now faces a new competitor that might sidestep UPI, opening space for new card-based payment services. You can explore card rails integration to capture users Apple Pay might initially exclude.

◆ Coverage

11 sources · first reported 10 Aug 2026 · latest 16 Aug 2026

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