HitPay, a leading full-stack payments infrastructure company, has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to integrate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) into its platform. Singapore merchants acquired by HitPay can now accept UPI payments seamlessly across both online and offline channels, unlocking access to over 450 million UPI users in India.
HitPay, a leading full-stack payments infrastructure company, has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to integrate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) into its platform. Singapore merchants acquired by HitPay can now accept UPI payments seamlessly across both online and offline channels, unlocking access to over 450 million UPI users in India.
With the UPI integration, merchants can save on international credit card fees while offering a frictionless payment experience for one of Singapore’s biggest tourist markets.
With the UPI integration, merchants can save on international credit card fees while offering a frictionless payment experience for one of Singapore’s biggest tourist markets.
UPI: A Game-Changer for Merchants Serving Indian Consumers
UPI: A Game-Changer for Merchants Serving Indian Consumers
India is among the fastest-growing outbound tourist segments, with 1.2 million Indian travelers visiting Singapore in 2024. With increasing travel demand and enhanced flight connectivity, businesses in Singapore have a unique opportunity to engage with Indian consumers.
India is among the fastest-growing outbound tourist segments, with 1.2 million Indian travelers visiting Singapore in 2024. With increasing travel demand and enhanced flight connectivity, businesses in Singapore have a unique opportunity to engage with Indian consumers.
India is among the fastest-growing outbound tourist segments, with 1.2 million Indian travelers visiting Singapore in 2024. With increasing travel demand and enhanced flight connectivity, businesses in Singapore have a unique opportunity to engage with Indian consumers.
The UPI integration supports transactions through over 50 payment apps, including BHIM,Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, among others.
The UPI integration supports transactions through over 50 payment apps, including BHIM,Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, among others.
The UPI integration supports transactions through over 50 payment apps, including BHIM,Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, among others.
“We are focused on increasing UPI’s global presence to make transactions easier for Indians traveling abroad. Our partnership with HitPay expands UPI’s acceptance in Singapore, offering Indians a reliable, cost-effective payment option during their travel. This collaboration also highlights our commitment to building a globally connected payments ecosystem.”
Mr. Ritesh Shukla
Chief Executive Officer, NPCI International
“We are focused on increasing UPI’s global presence to make transactions easier for Indians traveling abroad. Our partnership with HitPay expands UPI’s acceptance in Singapore, offering Indians a reliable, cost-effective payment option during their travel. This collaboration also highlights our commitment to building a globally connected payments ecosystem.”
Mr. Ritesh Shukla
Chief Executive Officer, NPCI International
“We are focused on increasing UPI’s global presence to make transactions easier for Indians traveling abroad. Our partnership with HitPay expands UPI’s acceptance in Singapore, offering Indians a reliable, cost-effective payment option during their travel. This collaboration also highlights our commitment to building a globally connected payments ecosystem.”
Mr. Ritesh Shukla
CEO and Co-Founder of HitPay
UPI payments can be enabled for both POS and e-commerce transactions, through HitPay's supported integrations including Shopify, Wix, and WooCommerce.
UPI payments can be enabled for both POS and e-commerce transactions, through HitPay's supported integrations including Shopify, Wix, and WooCommerce.
UPI payments can be enabled for both POS and e-commerce transactions, through HitPay's supported integrations including Shopify, Wix, and WooCommerce.
This allows Indian consumers to make payments effortlessly, whether shopping online or making purchases in physical stores. Key benefits for merchants include:
This allows Indian consumers to make payments effortlessly, whether shopping online or making purchases in physical stores. Key benefits for merchants include:
This allows Indian consumers to make payments effortlessly, whether shopping online or making purchases in physical stores. Key benefits for merchants include:
Massive Market Potential
Merchants can tap into India’s dynamic digital economy, driven by over 16 billion monthly UPI transactions.
Merchants can tap into India’s dynamic digital economy, driven by over 16 billion monthly UPI transactions.
Seamless Omnichannel Payment Experience
With a single UPI integration, merchants can accept payments across online stores, in-person retail locations, and mobile checkouts, via over 50 UPI-enabled apps.
With a single UPI integration, merchants can accept payments across online stores, in-person retail locations, and mobile checkouts, via over 50 UPI-enabled apps.
Simple and Accessible Integration
HitPay’s streamlined integration eliminates the need for a local business entity or complex technical implementation.
HitPay’s streamlined integration eliminates the need for a local business entity or complex technical implementation.
Cost-Effective Transactions
Merchants save up to 50% on UPI processing fees compared to traditional card payment methods.
Merchants save up to 50% on UPI processing fees compared to traditional card payment methods.
Empowering Singapore Merchants with UPI Acceptance
Empowering Singapore Merchants with UPI Acceptance
As of March 2025, over 9,000 merchants in Singapore have UPI payments enabled through HitPay, benefiting businesses in retail, food & beverage, and tourism-related categories
As of March 2025, over 9,000 merchants in Singapore have UPI payments enabled through HitPay, benefiting businesses in retail, food & beverage, and tourism-related categories
As of March 2025, over 9,000 merchants in Singapore have UPI payments enabled through HitPay, benefiting businesses in retail, food & beverage, and tourism-related categories
One of the early adopters of HitPay’s UPI integration is Michelin-recommended restaurant Podi & Poriyal, located in Little India. "We are excited to be an early adopter of UPI payments in Singapore,” said Kiran Raghavan, CEO of Podi & Poriyal. “We expect that this will give visitors the flexibility and convenience they seek while traveling. With the success of UPI in India, this is a natural extension for making payments here during their travels."
One of the early adopters of HitPay’s UPI integration is Michelin-recommended restaurant Podi & Poriyal, located in Little India. "We are excited to be an early adopter of UPI payments in Singapore,” said Kiran Raghavan, CEO of Podi & Poriyal. “We expect that this will give visitors the flexibility and convenience they seek while traveling. With the success of UPI in India, this is a natural extension for making payments here during their travels."
One of the early adopters of HitPay’s UPI integration is Michelin-recommended restaurant Podi & Poriyal, located in Little India. "We are excited to be an early adopter of UPI payments in Singapore,” said Kiran Raghavan, CEO of Podi & Poriyal. “We expect that this will give visitors the flexibility and convenience they seek while traveling. With the success of UPI in India, this is a natural extension for making payments here during their travels."
UPI Integration Expands HitPay’s Global Payment Network
UPI Integration Expands HitPay’s Global Payment Network
Through this milestone partnership with NIPL, UPI joins HitPay’s rapidly growing ecosystem of local and cross-border payment solutions, which includes:
Through this milestone partnership with NIPL, UPI joins HitPay’s rapidly growing ecosystem of local and cross-border payment solutions, which includes:
Through this milestone partnership with NIPL, UPI joins HitPay’s rapidly growing ecosystem of local and cross-border payment solutions, which includes:
Complementing the existing real-time payment schemes on the HitPay platform, UPI strengthens HitPay’s network to deliver a seamless and efficient cross-border payment experience for merchants in Singapore and worldwide.
Complementing the existing real-time payment schemes on the HitPay platform, UPI strengthens HitPay’s network to deliver a seamless and efficient cross-border payment experience for merchants in Singapore and worldwide.
Complementing the existing real-time payment schemes on the HitPay platform, UPI strengthens HitPay’s network to deliver a seamless and efficient cross-border payment experience for merchants in Singapore and worldwide.
“UPI has transformed India’s payment landscape with unmatched speed, simplicity, and scalability. This integration reflects HitPay’s vision to be the trusted partner for merchants in Singapore, providing seamless access to the fastest-growing markets in Asia and beyond.”
Aditya Haripurkar
CEO and Co-Founder of HitPay
“UPI has transformed India’s payment landscape with unmatched speed, simplicity, and scalability. This integration reflects HitPay’s vision to be the trusted partner for merchants in Singapore, providing seamless access to the fastest-growing markets in Asia and beyond.”
Aditya Haripurkar
CEO and Co-Founder of HitPay
“UPI has transformed India’s payment landscape with unmatched speed, simplicity, and scalability. This integration reflects HitPay’s vision to be the trusted partner for merchants in Singapore, providing seamless access to the fastest-growing markets in Asia and beyond.”
Aditya Haripurkar
CEO and Co-Founder of HitPay
About HitPay
Headquartered in Singapore, HitPay is a full-stack payments infrastructure company dedicated to empowering global businesses with easy access to digital payments. Licensed in six jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, HitPay’s leadership team has over 10 years of experience in financial services, working closely with fast-growing businesses to build tailored solutions.
Headquartered in Singapore, HitPay is a full-stack payments infrastructure company dedicated to empowering global businesses with easy access to digital payments. Licensed in six jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, HitPay’s leadership team has over 10 years of experience in financial services, working closely with fast-growing businesses to build tailored solutions.
Headquartered in Singapore, HitPay is a full-stack payments infrastructure company dedicated to empowering global businesses with easy access to digital payments. Licensed in six jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, HitPay’s leadership team has over 10 years of experience in financial services, working closely with fast-growing businesses to build tailored solutions.
Backed by top-tier investors, including Tiger Global, Global Founders Capital, HOF Capital, and Y Combinator, HitPay is at the forefront of payment innovation in the Asia Pacific region.
For more information, visit www.hitpayapp.com.
Backed by top-tier investors, including Tiger Global, Global Founders Capital, HOF Capital, and Y Combinator, HitPay is at the forefront of payment innovation in the Asia Pacific region.
For more information, visit www.hitpayapp.com.
Backed by top-tier investors, including Tiger Global, Global Founders Capital, HOF Capital, and Y Combinator, HitPay is at the forefront of payment innovation in the Asia Pacific region.
For more information, visit www.hitpayapp.com.
About NPCI International
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As NPCI’s international arm, NIPL is devoted to deploying NPCI’s indigenous, successful real-time payment system— Unified Payments Interface (UPI)—and card scheme (RuPay) outside of India. NPCI has successfully developed and proved its products and technological capabilities in the domestic market by transforming the payment segment in India. Currently, there are several countries that seek to establish a real-time payment system or a domestic card scheme. NIPL, with its knowledge and experience, can offer these countries technological assistance through licensing and consulting for building real-time payment systems to meet the rapidly evolving needs of fast-growing global businesses. NIPL focuses on transforming payments across the globe through technology and innovation. It will not only enable payments for Indians but also support other countries by enhancing their payment capabilities using technological assistance, consulting, and infrastructure.
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As NPCI’s international arm, NIPL is devoted to deploying NPCI’s indigenous, successful real-time payment system— Unified Payments Interface (UPI)—and card scheme (RuPay) outside of India. NPCI has successfully developed and proved its products and technological capabilities in the domestic market by transforming the payment segment in India. Currently, there are several countries that seek to establish a real-time payment system or a domestic card scheme. NIPL, with its knowledge and experience, can offer these countries technological assistance through licensing and consulting for building real-time payment systems to meet the rapidly evolving needs of fast-growing global businesses. NIPL focuses on transforming payments across the globe through technology and innovation. It will not only enable payments for Indians but also support other countries by enhancing their payment capabilities using technological assistance, consulting, and infrastructure.
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As NPCI’s international arm, NIPL is devoted to deploying NPCI’s indigenous, successful real-time payment system— Unified Payments Interface (UPI)—and card scheme (RuPay) outside of India. NPCI has successfully developed and proved its products and technological capabilities in the domestic market by transforming the payment segment in India. Currently, there are several countries that seek to establish a real-time payment system or a domestic card scheme. NIPL, with its knowledge and experience, can offer these countries technological assistance through licensing and consulting for building real-time payment systems to meet the rapidly evolving needs of fast-growing global businesses. NIPL focuses on transforming payments across the globe through technology and innovation. It will not only enable payments for Indians but also support other countries by enhancing their payment capabilities using technological assistance, consulting, and infrastructure.
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For more information visit https://www.nipl.com/
For media inquiries, please contact: corporate.communications@npci.org.in
For more information visit https://www.nipl.com/
For media inquiries, please contact: corporate.communications@npci.org.in
