New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Indian tourists who are planning to visit Japan will soon be able to make digital payments in the foreign country using their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) systems, as the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has signed an MoU with NTT DATA, a digital business and technology services firm.

NPCI's subsidiary, NPCI International Payments Ltd., signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NTT DATA's Japanese counterpart on 7 October 2025, as the initiative aims to facilitate merchant transactions nationwide.

As part of this agreement, NTT DATA Japan merchants will be able to accept UPI payments, which will, in turn, enable Indian travellers visiting Japan to make digital UPI payments by scanning the QR ...