New Delhi, July 7 -- India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will be integrated with Indonesia's payment system, a move expected to make cross-border payments easier and strengthen trade, tourism and business between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday during his visit to Jakarta.

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the announcement made by PM Modi.

Earlier today PM Modi, while addressing a joint statement with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto after bilateral talks stated, "India's UPI is going to integrate with Indonesia's payment system. This will strengthen both ease of doing business and ease of travel."

President Prabowo Subianto also confirmed th...