In June 2020, the Indian government abruptly banned 59 Chinese apps to protect the country’s “sovereignty and integrity” amid border tensions. By the end of the year, this number had gone up to over 250.
Fast forward to February 2026, and India is in talks with Ant International to integrate Alipay+ into India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for cross-border transactions, according to a Reuters report. Ant International was founded by the Chinese fintech giant Ant Group. It is…

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