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IndusInd Bank partners with NPCI to offer cross-border payments via UPI
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IndusInd Bank partners with NPCI to offer cross-border payments via UPI

| @indiablooms | 27 Dec 2021, 05:11 pm

Kolkata: IndusInd Bank has joined hands with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for offering real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI IDs, for its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners.

With this initiative, IndusInd Bank has become the first Indian bank to go live on UPI for Cross Border Payments/NRI Remittances. Under this arrangement, the MTOs will be using the IndusInd Bank channel to connect with NPCI’s UPI payment systems for validation and cross-border payment settlement into beneficiary accounts.

IndusInd Bank has started off with Thailand for Foreign Inward Remittance (FIR) through UPI. DeeMoney – a Thailand based financial solutions provider offering money transfers and foreign currency exchange services. Customers using DeeMoney website can easily transfer funds just by adding the beneficiary’s UPI ID. IndusInd Bank also plans to add more partners in various other countries for cross border-payments via UPI in the near future.

Speaking about the partnership, Soumitra Sen, Head – Consumer Banking & Marketing, IndusInd Bank said, “At IndusInd Bank, it’s been our constant endeavour to bring forth path breaking propositions that provide customers with a seamless banking experience. In keeping with this approach, we are proud to partner with NPCI to introduce the country's first UPI-based cross border remittance facility, which enables NRIs to send money to a beneficiary in India using their UPI ID through our partner Exchange Houses, Banks and Money Transfer Operators. It’s a significant step towards simplifying remittances as a functionality, as individuals residing overseas will now be able to conveniently transfer money to a beneficiary by simply adding their UPI ids, without having to remember their bank account details. We believe, enabling foreign remittance through UPI is a major milestone towards strengthening its usage as a platform, and will go a long way in enhancing its adoption by NRIs across geographies.”

Praveena Rai, COO, NPCI said, “We are pleased to partner with the IndusInd Bank for this initiative that will offer a much simpler and more efficient remittance experience for international travellers using UPI. We are confident that our association would act as one of the major contributing factors towards the evolution of cross-border payments through UPI. With UPI, consumers will continue to enjoy a seamless payment experience for cross-border transactions as well.”

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