NPCI International and ACLEDA Bank Launch Cross-Border UPI Payments in Cambodia via KHQR, Cambodia’s National QR Code

• NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) — the international arm of NPCI — has partnered with ACLEDA Bank Plc. of Cambodia to enable UPI acceptance at Cambodian merchants via KHQR, Cambodia's national QR code under the Bakong system.
• Phase 1 (merchant acceptance for Indian travellers in Cambodia) went live in Phnom Penh on 3 June 2026; eventual two-way India–Cambodia payment corridor planned.
• UPSC relevance: case study in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) diplomacy, rupee/cross-border payments, and India's Act East outreach.