German Minister Buys Veggies From Roadside With UPI. Priceless Reaction

The German embassy in India posted videos and images of Mr Wissing buying groceries and using UPI to make payments.


    Mr Wissing was in Bengaluru to attend the G20 Digital Ministers Meeting on August 19.
 

Volker Wissing, Germany's Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, had the opportunity to personally test the ease of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments and was "fascinated" by the encounter. On Sunday, the German Embassy in India praised and referred to India's digital infrastructure as one of the nation's success stories on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Mr. Wissing was seen using UPI to pay for his purchases in videos and pictures that were published by the German embassy in India.

One of India's success stories, according to the post's description, is its digital infrastructure. Everyone may conduct transactions quickly thanks to UPI. It's used by millions of Indians. Wissing, the federal minister for digital and transportation, was able to personally see the ease of UPI payments and was immediately fascinated.



On August 19, Mr. Wissing was in Bengaluru for the G20 Digital Ministers Meeting.

Social media users responded to the message by thanking Mr. Wissing for contributing to India's digital economic revolution.

Thank you for contributing to India's digital economic revolution, a user wrote. Continue using and sharing.

Another user commented, "It will be a blessing for German retailers and shoppers in Germany, who are struggling with cash-only transactions.

Globalization of UPI! One user enquired, "When is Germany joining the UPIplatform?"

Notably, India's quick payment mechanism is called Unified Payments Interface (UPI).It enables users to quickly make payments around-the-clock.It makes use of a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) that the customer has created.

India has collaborated with Sri Lanka, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore on cutting-edge fintech and payment technologies so far.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said earlier in July that France and India had decided to adopt the UPI payment system.

 

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