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UPI acceptance for international merchants

Accept UPI payments from anywhere.

Your customers pay with UPI. Your business does not have to be located in India. UPI Banking gives eligible international merchants a way to accept UPI at their own checkout.

$100one-time registrationMost merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement.

Payment flow

One checkout, UPI end to end

Illustrative
  1. Customer

    Chooses UPI at your checkout

  2. UPI

    Approves the payment in their own app

  3. UPI Banking

    Handles UPI acceptance for your account

  4. Your business

    Operating outside India

Merchant location

Outside India

Payment method

UPI

Registration

$100 one-time

Global merchants

Your business can be anywhere. Your customers can still pay with UPI.

UPI Banking is built for merchants whose customers pay with UPI but whose own operations sit outside India.

  • Your business can be anywhere

    Eligible international merchants can register without relocating the business or restructuring how it operates.

  • Your customers keep paying with UPI

    Customers approve the payment in the UPI app they already use - nothing new for them to install or learn.

  • One initial registration

    A $100 one-time registration starts the process. Eligibility and onboarding requirements apply.

Availability depends on eligibility, onboarding checks and the customer’s payment environment. We confirm what applies to your business during onboarding rather than publishing a list of countries or banks that may not apply to you.

Positioning

A UPI-first alternative to Stripe

Stripe is powerful, but payment-method availability varies by market and business. UPI Banking is designed for merchants whose customers want to pay with UPI - including businesses operating outside India.

A broad payment platform

Stripe is a general-purpose payments platform covering many payment methods, markets and products.

A UPI-first alternative

UPI Banking is built for one job: letting eligible international merchants accept UPI payments from their customers.

UPI Banking does not replace every Stripe product or capability. If UPI acceptance is the requirement your current provider cannot meet, that is the gap this service is built for.

What you get with UPI Banking

  • Built around one payment method

    UPI acceptance is the product, not one option in a long list. Onboarding, support and integration are all shaped around it.

  • For merchants outside India

    The service is designed for eligible international merchants whose customers want to pay with UPI.

  • One registration to start

    A $100 one-time registration fee, stated up front. Most merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement.

  • Direct onboarding

    You talk to the team handling your account. Eligibility, requirements and timelines are confirmed with you, not guessed from a help centre.

Positioned as an alternative for UPI payment acceptance - not as a like-for-like replacement for a full payments platform.

How it works

Four steps from registration to your first UPI payment

No relocation, no rebuild of your checkout. Register, onboard, add UPI, accept payments.

  1. 01

    Register

    Complete the initial merchant registration.

  2. 02

    Get Connected

    Complete onboarding and receive your integration information.

  3. 03

    Add UPI

    Integrate UPI payment acceptance into your checkout.

  4. 04

    Accept Payments

    Customers pay with UPI while you operate internationally.

Features

What UPI Banking gives an international merchant

One payment method, taken seriously - from registration through to the payment your customer approves in their own app.

  • Global Merchant Access

    Accept UPI while operating your business outside India.

  • UPI-Focused

    Payment acceptance built around UPI, not bolted on beside it.

  • Simple Registration

    Start with a one-time $100 registration.

  • International Checkout

    Give customers the familiar UPI payment experience they expect.

  • Developer-Friendly

    Integrate UPI payment acceptance into the checkout you already run.

  • One Onboarding

    No additional registration requirement after the initial registration, subject to eligibility and applicable requirements.

Use cases

Built for businesses selling to customers who pay with UPI

If your customers reach for UPI first, the payment method is the constraint - not your industry.

  • SaaS

    Let customers pay for your product with the method they already use, without moving your company.

  • Ecommerce

    Add UPI as a checkout option for shoppers who prefer it over cards.

  • Digital products

    Sell downloads, licences and memberships to customers who pay by UPI.

  • Online services

    Take payment for bookings, consultations and one-off services at the point of sale.

  • Agencies

    Collect client payments without asking them to change how they pay.

  • Marketplaces

    Offer UPI to the buyers on your platform alongside your existing methods.

  • International businesses

    Reach customers who pay with UPI while your business stays where it is.

  • Growing merchants

    Start with one registration and add UPI to the checkout you already run.

For developers

Payments your developers can actually work with.

UPI acceptance sits inside the checkout you already have. Your integration details are issued during onboarding, so your team works against real credentials for your account rather than a generic sandbox.

  • Fits the checkout you already run

    UPI is added as a payment option in your existing flow. You keep your own storefront, cart and order system.

  • Built to connect a real API later

    This site ships with a clean server-endpoint architecture so a published API can be wired in without rebuilding the front end.

  • No credentials in the browser

    Secrets stay in server-side environment variables. Nothing sensitive is embedded in client-side code.

Illustrative API example

POST /payments {  "amount": 1000,  "currency": "INR",  "method": "upi",  "reference": "order_10482",  "return_url": "https://yourstore.com/checkout/complete"}
These snippets show the shape of an integration. They are not a published API specification, the endpoints are not live, and the identifiers are made up. The real integration details for your account are issued by UPI Banking during onboarding.
Pricing

One registration fee, stated up front

$100 one-time registration. Most merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement.

  • What the fee covers

    The one-time registration fee covers merchant registration and onboarding for UPI payment acceptance.

  • What happens after registration

    According to the service offering, merchants do not have additional registration requirements after the initial registration, subject to eligibility and applicable requirements.

  • Transaction processing

    Most merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement.

  • Refunds

    Refund eligibility for the registration fee is set out in the Refund Policy. Please read it before registering.

Global UPI Registration

$100One-time

A single registration fee to start accepting UPI payments as an eligible international merchant.

  • Initial merchant registration
  • UPI payment acceptance setup
  • International merchant onboarding
  • Access to the UPI payment service
  • No additional registration requirement after the initial registration, subject to eligibility and applicable requirements
Get Started

Most merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement. Fees that apply to your account are confirmed during onboarding, before you start accepting payments.

FAQ

Straight answers

The questions international merchants ask before they register.

UPI Banking is designed to allow eligible international merchants to accept UPI payments. Merchant eligibility and onboarding requirements may apply.

Start accepting UPI payments.

Register as an international merchant and add UPI to the checkout you already run.

$100 one-time registration. Most merchants pay no transaction fees. Where a fee does apply, it depends on the merchant arrangement.