Jyotiraditya Scindia launches UPI-UPU integration project

New Delhi, Sep 9,2025: Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today unveiled the UPI-UPU integration project at the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai.
It is a landmark initiative set to transform cross-border remittances for millions worldwide.
This initiative, developed by the Department of Posts (DoP), NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and the Universal Postal union (UPU), aims to integrate India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the UPU Interconnection Platform (IP).
Addressing the event, the minister called it “ more than a technology launch, but a social impact.”
“The reliability of the postal network combined with the speed of UPI means families across borders can send money faster, safer, and at much lower cost. It reaffirms that public infrastructure built for citizens can be linked across borders to serve humanity better,” the minister said.
Scindia highlighted India’s vision for a modern, inclusive postal sector, anchored in four verbs.
“To connect through seamless data-driven logistics; to include by delivering affordable digital financial services to every migrant and digital enterprise; to modernise with AI, DigiPIN and machine learning; and to cooperate through South-South partnerships with a UPU-backed technical cell.”
Highlighting India Post as a powerful example of scale and inclusion, under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India, the minister added, “ With Aadhaar, Jan Dhan and India Post Payments Bank, we have opened over 560 million accounts, most in women’s names. India Post delivered over 900 million letters and parcels last year. This is the scale and spirit of inclusion we bring to the global stage.”
The Minister also announced financial support, committing 10 million dollars during this cycle to channel technology into innovation, with special focus on e-commerce and digital payments.
Taking forward the motto of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’, he reiterated how India stands ready with resources, expertise, and friendship.
Scindia also announced India’s candidature for the Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council of the UPU.
Concluding his address, the minister said, “ India comes to you not with proposals, but with partnership. We believe in resilience, enabling interoperable solutions that avoid costly fragmentation, and in trust, linking payments, identity, addressing, and logistics so that global commerce becomes seamless.”