India, Oct. 14 -- Continuing its international expansion spree, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has now signed a pact with Japanese IT major NTT Data to enable UPI payments in the East Asian archipelago.

In a statement, NTT said that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) will act as the foundation to enable acceptance of UPI for Indian tourists in Japan. In essence, the homegrown digital payments network will only be rolled out for Indian tourists making payments at merchants, which use NTT Data's offerings.

As part of the partnership, the two entities will also jointly examine other opportunities for the "enablement" of UPI in Japan.

"This partnership is an important step toward improving the digital payment experience for Indi...