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At Fintect Fest, PM Modi Pushes For Global Expansion Of UPI

Published

8 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

India

Source

Read at ndtv.com

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Fusion42 · 8 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

At Fintect Fest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for the global expansion of India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI), aiming to increase its adoption beyond national borders and promote it as a global digital payments standard.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 10 sources have reported it between 25 Aug 2026 and 8 Sep 2026.

◆ The Wire takeaway

UPI's push abroad opens immediate routes for fintech founders to plug into large new markets where digital payments remain fragmented or underdeveloped. You now face a race to build cross-border payment rails that integrate with UPI's expanding footprint.

Coverage

10 sources · first reported 25 Aug 2026 · latest 8 Sep 2026

Topics

Fintechupidigital-paymentsfintechindiaglobal-expansion