CheqUPI (YC S23) — India's first UPI wallet for foreign nationals and NRIs
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Cheq is a modern UPI payments app for NRIs and international citizens visiting India. Using Cheq, you can pay digitally at over 55mn+ merchants across India.
CheqUPI is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: India's first UPI wallet for foreign nationals and NRIs. The founders listed are Sudhanshu Shekhar (Founder), Manish Shukla (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, July 24, 2023).
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Cheq is a modern UPI payments app for NRIs and international citizens visiting India.
Using Cheq, you can pay digitally at over 55mn+ merchants across India.
We help tourists avoid ATMs and minimize their foreign exchange costs while in India.
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Founder
Manish Shukla
Founder
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