UPI will be used in France, service will start from iconic Eiffel Tower: PM Modi

Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that India and France have agreed to use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment system, starting with the iconic Eiffel Tower. PM Modi said that Indian tourists in France will now be able to pay in rupees. “Whether it is India’s UPI or other digital platforms, they have brought a huge social change in the country and I am glad that India and France are also working together in that direction. India and France agreed to use UPI in France I will go after this agreement. However, it is your job to proceed. Friends, in the coming days it will be launched from Eiffel Tower, which means Indian tourists will now be able to pay in rupees through UPI at Eiffel Tower ” Modi said this while addressing the Indian community at La Seine Musical in Paris.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is India’s mobile-based payment system and allows people to make round-the-clock payments through customer-created virtual payment addresses. Earlier this year, UPI and Singapore’s PayNow signed an agreement that will allow users of both the countries to make cross-border transactions.

The announcement is seen as a significant development for bilateral trade and tourism between India and France. In his remarks, PM Modi said that India and France have been working on archaeological missions for a long time. He emphasized that digital infrastructure strengthens ties between the two countries. PM Modi said, “Very few people know that India and France have been working on an archaeological mission for a long time. It extends from Chandigarh to Ladakh. Digital infrastructure is another area that strengthens ties between India and France.” Is.”

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PM Modi also talked about a study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which found that India’s efforts benefit not only the country but the entire humanity. Modi said, “An IMF study says that extreme poverty in India is now on the verge of ending. When India does such a big thing, it benefits not only the country but the entire humanity.”

PM Modi also recalled that 100 years ago Indian soldiers laid down their lives protecting the pride of France. “A hundred years ago, Indian soldiers laid down their lives on French soil in the line of duty, defending the pride of France. Then one of the regiments that participated in the war, the Punjab Regiment, was here to participate in the National is going.” Day parade tomorrow,” he said.

PM Modi is attending the National Day Parade of France with French President Emmanuel Macron. He described it as a reflection of the “unbreakable friendship between India and France”. “I congratulate the people of France. I thank the people of France for inviting me. Today the French PM welcomed me at the airport and tomorrow I will attend the National Day parade with my friend Emmanuel Macron. It is a reflection of the unbreakable friendship between the two.” India and France,” Modi said.

PM Modi also stressed on the people-to-people connect between France and India, saying it is the “strongest foundation” of the partnership between the two countries. He said, “The people-to-people contact, the mutual trust between the people of the two countries is the strongest foundation of the Indo-French partnership.” He said, “India and France are tackling many challenges of the 21st century. Therefore, at this critical time, the strategic partnership between our countries assumes even greater importance,” he said.

The Prime Minister, who arrived in Paris on Thursday on a two-day official visit, was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the airport. He was received at the airport by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.