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IDFC FIRST BANK INTRODUCES UPI SERVICES FOR NRI CUSTOMERS ACROSS 12 COUNTRIES
Southern Mail Newspaper
|June 26, 2025
Chennai: IDFC FIRST Bank today announced that Non-Resident Indian (NRI) customers of the bank can now make UPI payments using their international mobile numbers.
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NRIs can now make real-time UPI payments from their NRE or NRO accounts with IDFC FIRST Bank through the Bank’s mobile application, without incurring any charges. Additionally, they have the flexibility to link their IDFC FIRST Bank accounts to other UPI-enabled applications. This facility is available to all IDFC FIRST Bank NRI customers from 12 countries Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the USA - for INR-denominated transactions within India.
This story is from the June 26, 2025 edition of Southern Mail Newspaper.
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