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    <author>ENA</author>
    <category>Sectors</category>
    <date>2023-02-08 10:15:13</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mumbai, Feb 8 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; Fintech giant PhonePe has now enabled payments abroad which makes it the first fintech platform in India to provide this service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;PhonePe which has the highest share in UPI transactions has now allowed Indians travelling abroad to pay foreign merchants using UPI.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS&quot; src=&quot;https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Similar to international debit card transactions foreign currency will be deducted from the users bank account under this facility.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;PhonePe said all international merchant outlets in the UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal and Bhutan that have a local QR code are supported. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The facility is expected to roll out in more countries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Rahul Chari, Co-founder and CTO of PhonePe, said, UPI international is the first major step in letting the rest of the world experience UPI, too. I am sure this launch will prove to be a gamechanger and will completely transform the way Indians traveling overseas pay at merchant outlets abroad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The bank account can be activated for UPI international on the app.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;It can either be done at the location where the user wishes to make the payment or prior to the trip.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;With this facility, a customer will not need a credit card or forex card for making payments outside India.  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(KNN Bureau)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <id>32233</id>
    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/phonepe-becomes-first-indian-fintech-to-allow-international-upi-transactions</link>
    <pubDate>2023-02-08 10:15:13</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>PhonePe becomes first Indian fintech to allow international UPI transactions</title>
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