Good news for Indians travelling to Qatar as UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments will now be accepted in the Gulf nation. Indian travellers will be able to carry out UPI payments seamlessly at major tourist attractions and Qatar Duty Free outlets. Qatar Duty Free is the first merchant to go live on UPI.

What is UPI and how does it function?

Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), UPI simplifies the payment process by using a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) or UPI ID, eliminating the need to share sensitive bank account details like account numbers or IFSC codes.

“NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) in partnership with Qatar National Bank has enabled the acceptance of QR code-based UPI across Qatar via point-of-sale (POS) terminals for merchants acq

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