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UPI-PayNow Linkage
Account-holders of the participating banks and financial institutions in India and Singapore can do the cross-border remittance transactions through the UPI-PayNow linkage.
Currently, participating banks in India for receiving remittances through the UPI-PayNow linkage are:
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Axis Bank
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DBS Bank India
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ICICI Bank
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Indian Bank
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Indian Overseas Bank
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State Bank of India
Banks in India presently enabled for sending remittances through the UPI-PayNow linkage are:
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ICICI Bank
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Indian Bank
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Indian Overseas Bank
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State Bank of India
The list of banks in India, their UPI handles and platforms for receiving and sending remittances are tabulated as following:
Receiving Remittances | Sending Remittances | |||
Banks | UPI Handles Enabled | Featuring Apps | Banks | Apps / Internet banking |
Axis Bank | @axisbank | Axis Pay | ICICI Bank | Internet banking |
DBS Bank India | @dbs | DBS Digibank | Indian Bank | Mobile App (IndOASIS) |
ICICI Bank | @icici | ICICI iMobile | Indian Overseas Bank | Internet banking |
Indian Bank | @indianbank | IndOASIS | ||
Indian Overseas Bank | @iob | BHIM IOB Pay | State Bank of India | Mobile App (BHIM SBI Pay) |
State Bank of India | @sbi | BHIM SBI Pay |
The entities from Singapore enabled for the UPI-PayNow linkage and their VPAs are as follows:
Banks / Non-bank | VPA Handles Enabled |
DBS Bank Singapore | Registered mobile number |
Liquid Group (Non-Bank Financial Institution) | Registered mobile number followed by XNAP (e.g., 123456789XNAP) |
Presently, the UPI ID registered with the same bank where account is held can only be used.
There is a daily transaction limit of ₹60,000 in a day (equivalent to around SGD 1,000) for undertaking cross-border remittance transactions through the UPI-PayNow linkage.
Presently, only Person to Person (P2P) remittances for the purposes of “Maintenance of Relatives Abroad” & “Gift” are allowed.
Yes, there is an opt in / opt out feature in the apps of the participating banks in India for receiving the remittances from Singapore.
The transactions through UPI-PayNow linkage can be carried out with ease similar to how the domestic transactions through UPI or PayNow take place, and the transaction can be completed within a minute.
Page Last Updated on: December 11, 2022
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