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		davelondon on Oct 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: To what extent have digital payments repla... India is really frustrating for tourists right now... I was there earlier this year, and there were several things I just couldn't do without UPI... Some restaurants just didn't accept cash so I couldn't eat there... Bus tickets had to be booked online with UPI... I think they're moving towards opening it up, but when I was there it was completely impossible for a foreigner to use UPI.

rishikeshs on Oct 30, 2023 [–]

Now they have started an option for UPI for tourists!

captn3m0 on Oct 31, 2023 | [–]

Caveat - only available to tourists from a G20 country, and they need to register while exiting at an airport. This doesn't work for our neighbouring countries - Bangladesh/Sri-Lanka/Nepal which have the highest number of visitors to India.

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