Goa, Aug. 25 -- A traveler visiting from France expressed her immense surprise online regarding how deeply integrated digital payments have become in daily Indian life [cite: A French woman has shared her surprise at how deeply digital payments are woven into everyday life in India, saying she did not expect to find QR codes being used so widely, from roadside food stalls and chai shops to autorickshaw and tiny local businesses.]. Though she was aware of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system prior to her journey, she admitted that she never anticipated seeing quick-response (QR) codes widely deployed across modest businesses, including roadside tea shops, street vendors, local retail stores, and autorickshaws [cite: In a video share...