- Indian visitors to Singapore can now use familiar UPI apps to book and pay online through the Resorts World Sentosa website, one of Asia’s premier lifestyle destination resorts.
- The launch expands UPI’s merchant acceptance network in Singapore, building on the momentum of a record 1.2 million Indian visitor arrivals in 2025 as demand for seamless cross-border payment experiences continues to grow.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FOMO Pay, a leading Singapore-headquartered payment institution, and NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of India’s National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), today announced a strategic partnership at Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 to enable UPI QR code acceptance for merchants in Singapore. Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Asia’s premium lifestyle destination resort, joins the initiative as one of the first merchant partners, allowing Indian visitors to pay using their preferred UPI apps across the integrated resort’s official website at www.rwsentosa.com.
The partnership enables Indian tourists to pay using their local banking and payment apps in Indian Rupee (INR), while Singapore merchants receive settlement in Singapore Dollars (SGD).
India’s Payment Standard Going Global
With over 24 billion monthly transactions and more than 550 million active users, UPI has become India’s dominant real-time payment system. NIPL was established to bring UPI’s proven infrastructure to international markets, enabling Indian consumers to transact abroad using the apps they already use at home. Singapore represents one of NIPL’s most strategically important markets, given the depth of the bilateral economic relationship between India and Singapore and the scale of Indian visitor and diaspora activity in the city-state.
Ritesh Shukla, MD & CEO of NPCI International, said: “NIPL is committed to expanding UPI’s acceptance by building seamless, interoperable real-time payment ecosystems with leading financial institutions worldwide. Our partnership with FOMO Pay marks a significant milestone in this journey. With UPI now accepted on the Resorts World Sentosa website, Indian visitors can conveniently book and pay online using their preferred UPI apps when planning their visit to one of Singapore’s most popular tourist destinations. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to making cross-border payments simpler, faster, and more accessible.”
Resorts World Sentosa: Bringing UPI to Singapore’s Iconic Destination Resort
In 2025, Singapore welcomed 1.2 million Indian visitors, making India the city-state’s fifth-largest tourist source market, underscoring the scale and commercial significance of the India–Singapore consumer corridor.
With Indian visitors, accustomed to the speed and convenience of UPI, representing a growing share of Singapore’s inbound economy, merchants are increasingly seeking payment experiences that meet their expectations.
As Singapore’s first and Asia’s premium integrated lifestyle destination resort, Resorts World Sentosa welcomes millions of visitors each year across its world-class attractions, including Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore Oceanarium, and Adventure Cove Waterpark, as well as six luxury hotels and an award-winning dining and retail precinct.
Indian visitors can now use their UPI apps to book and pay for participating experiences on the Resorts World Sentosa website even before their trip. This gives travellers greater confidence and ease in planning their Singapore itinerary.
Jenny Wang, Senior Vice President for Resort Sales and Marketing at Resorts World Sentosa, said: “India is one of Resorts World Sentosa’s largest and fastest-growing visitor markets, with Indian travellers making up a significant share of guests who visit our destination for memorable experiences across our suite of hotels and attractions such as Universal Studios Singapore and the Singapore Oceanarium. By enabling UPI payments on our website, we are making it easier for Indian travellers to discover, plan and book their experiences with us before they arrive, creating a more seamless journey from inspiration to visit.”
Expanding Singapore’s UPI Acceptance Network
“India is one of Singapore’s most important and fastest-growing visitor markets, and Indian consumers are among the most digitally savvy in the world. At FOMO Pay, we work closely with real-time national payment systems like UPI to create conditions for more trusted flows between Indian consumers and Singapore businesses, ” said Louis Liu, Founder and CEO of FOMO Pay. “By enabling merchants like Resorts World Sentosa to accept UPI payments, we are helping bridge the gap between how Indian consumers transact at home and how they experience Singapore.”
This three-way partnership reflects a broader vision that FOMO Pay is uniquely positioned to enable. By bringing together UPI, RWS’s world-class merchant destination, and FOMO Pay’s multi-rail, multi-currency payment orchestration platform, the three organisations are laying the groundwork for a deeper India–Singapore commerce corridor, ensuring that Indian visitors can experience Singapore while transacting the way they do at home.
About FOMO Pay
Founded in 2015, FOMO Pay is a payment institution licensed in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Middle East. The firm has become a leading one-stop digital payment, digital banking, and digital asset solution provider. It is currently building Asia’s fully licensed financial platform, helping institutions and businesses connect between traditional and next-generation financial services. The firm offers its three flagship products:
- FOMO Payment – One-stop digital payment solution for merchants, corporates and financial institutions
- FOMO iBiz – Facilitate businesses’ everyday requirements for transactional banking needs
- FOMO Treasury – Corporate cash management and investment solutions for liquidity optimisation and earning yield
Visit www.fomopay.com for more information. For media inquiries, contact marketing@fomopay.com.
About NPCI International:
NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As NPCI’s international arm, NIPL is devoted to deploying NPCI’s indigenous, successful real-time payment system—Unified Payments Interface (UPI)—and card scheme (RuPay) outside of India. NPCI has successfully developed and proved its products and technological capabilities in the domestic market by transforming the payment segment in India. Currently, there are several countries that are seeking to establish a real-time payment system or a domestic card scheme. NIPL, with its knowledge and experience, can offer these countries technological assistance through licensing and consulting for building real-time payment systems to meet the rapidly evolving needs of fast-growing global businesses. NIPL focuses on transforming payments across the globe through technology and innovation. It will not only enable payments for Indians but also support other countries by enhancing their payment capabilities using technological assistance, consulting, and infrastructure.
For more information visit https://www.nipl.com
About Resorts World Sentosa
Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is an integrated resort on Singapore’s Sentosa Island and one of the country’s most visited leisure destinations, welcoming more than 17 million visitors a year. Spanning 49 hectares, RWS brings together attractions, hotels, dining, entertainment, meeting and conventions, retail, and gaming for local and international guests.
Its offerings include Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore Oceanarium, Adventure Cove Waterpark, six hotels including The Laurus, a Marriott Luxury Collection Resort, as well as Resorts World Convention Centre, more than 70 dining outlets, and Resorts World Casino. Throughout the year, RWS hosts a diverse line-up of concerts, business events and experiential programming that make it a lifestyle enclave for many visitors.
RWS is wholly owned by Genting Singapore, a Singapore-listed company. For more information, visit www.rwsentosa.com.
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