Economy, Banking and Finance · 7 December 2025

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) and ACLEDA Bank Plc. enable UPI & KHQR acceptance across India and Cambodia.

Exam-focused facts from the 7 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) partners with ACLEDA Bank Plc., Cambodia's first publicly listed commercial bank, to interconnect UPI and KHQR networks.
  • Indian travellers can use UPI-enabled apps at over 4.5 million KHQR merchant touchpoints in Cambodia.
  • Cambodian tourists can scan more than 709 million UPI QR codes in India using Cambodian payment apps.
  • ACLEDA Bank Plc. operates Cambodia's national QR network, Bakong (KHQR), as nominated by the National Bank of Cambodia.