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India, Indonesia discuss BrahMos, deepen focus on critical minerals and UPI-QRIS ...
India and Indonesia are advancing bilateral cooperation on defence (BrahMos missile system), digital payments integration (UPI-QRIS linkage expected by year-end), and critical minerals extraction. The UPI-QRIS integration represents a significant cross-border fintech infrastructure play with concrete timelines.
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The Wire takeaway
UPI-QRIS integration by end-2026 opens a major cross-border fintech corridor; founders in payments, remittances, and emerging-market commerce should track India-Indonesia digital payment interoperability as a template for broader ASEAN expansion.
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Topics: Fintech · upi-qris-integration · cross-border-payments · india-indonesia · digital-infrastructure · critical-minerals