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UPI Goes Live in Greece: India's Digital Payments Rail Just Reached Its 10th Country
On June 30, 2026, India's Unified Payments Interface went live in Greece — the tenth country to plug into New Delhi's homegrown payments rail, and the first in southeastern Europe. The launch was formalised at Eurobank's Athens headquarters, where Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal witnessed a live transaction demo, flanked by Eurobank CEO Fokion Karavias and Fairfax Digital Services CEO Sanjay Tugnait. 10 countries Jun 30, 2026 22,828 Cr ₹300 Lakh Cr UPI accep
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Jul 12 min read
UPI Just Turned 10. Here's What a Decade of Real-Time Payments Actually Built.
India's Unified Payments Interface just passed the ten-year mark, marked publicly in early May 2026, having grown from a digital payments pilot into critical national infrastructure now studied and partially replicated by financial institutions and governments around the world. 10 years ₹29.53 Lakh Cr 2016 8 UPI's operational lifespan as of May 2026 Digital payments enabled via JAM Trinity + UPI integration, across 8 countries Year of UPI's original launch Countries where UPI
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May 53 min read
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