The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, is on an official visit to Doha, Qatar, from 6-7 October 2025. During his visit, Goyal met the CEO of Qatar Development Bank (QDB), Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi. The minister highlighted that he is delighted to see Qatari businesses
The development comes through a partnership between NIPL and Qatar National Bank (QNB), enabling UPI acceptance across Qatar via QR code-based transactions at point-of-sale terminals. The system is powered by NETSTARS' payment solution and is expected to ease transactions for Indian visitors