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cross-border payments

BRICS is developing alternative payment systems to reduce reliance on SWIFT and strengthen local-currency trade.

The BRICS interbank payment system seeks to expand local-currency settlement and alternative payment routes, potentially reducing reliance on SWIFT and the dollar-centred financial system.

BRICS Pay could help Indian traders access faster cross-border payments and support export growth, while farmers may benefit indirectly through stronger supply chains.

India is exploring UPI-BRICS cross-border payment links to support faster, cheaper remittances and trade settlement for NRIs and businesses.

Indian tourists, students and business travellers can now make instant UPI payments in Uzbekistan by scanning UZQR codes at participating merchants.