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Beyond Mobile Money: How India's UPI could transform Uganda's financial system
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Fusion42 · 17 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) offers a scalable interoperable payment infrastructure model that Uganda could adopt to overcome its fragmented mobile money ecosystem and advance financial inclusion. Adapting UPI in Uganda requires addressing lower bank account ownership, limited internet access, and mobile device diversity through inclusive technologies like USSD and QR codes.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 6 Sep 2026 and 17 Sep 2026.
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Ugandan fintech founders should prepare for a shift to open national payment rails that lower transaction costs and break mobile money silos. Building compatible USSD and QR code payment solutions before regulators mandate interoperability will give you a market edge.
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2 sources · first reported 6 Sep 2026 · latest 17 Sep 2026
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