INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his visit
to Singapore, visited Indian Heritage Centre
There he bought a madhubani painting
And when the time came to make the payment, he chose SBI RuPay card over any other mode of payment
This was no less than dream publicity for the SBI's debit card, wherein none other than the Prime Minister of India was seen posing while
It is worth mentioning that PM Modi is a big proponent of digital transactions
PM Modi was on a three-country visit (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) for five days, the trip that concluded on Saturday in Singapore.In
a tweet on Saturday, the SBI wrote on its official handle, "Hon
Prime Minister of India, visited the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore, whose efforts are focused towards bringing the two great nations
Singapore and India closer
He purchased a splendid Madhubani painting using an SBI RuPay card."Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on May 31, launched three Indian mobile
payment apps in Singapore at a business event 'Business, Innovation and Community Event' where digital platform was the main feature
PM Modi launched India's BHIM, RuPay and SBI app
Also, RuPay digital payments system was linked up with Singapore's 33-year old Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS).PM Modi, as the
leader of the government, had even launched Digital India campaign on July 1,2015 in a bid to ensure that the government services are made
available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country
digitally empowered in the field of technology.Even during demonetization also, the PM Modi had exhorted the citizens of the country to
shift to online transactions more and more, by gradually abandoning the practice of using physical currency.Demonetisation was the scrapping
of high value currency notes (Rs 500 and Rs 1,000) announced by PM Modi on November 8, 2016 when the 86 percent of the total amount of
currency in circulation ceased to be the legal tender.SBI RuPay card is a domestic (India's ) debit card issued by the State Bank of India
(SBI) and conceived and launched by the National Payments Corporation of India
RuPay card was rolled out as an alternative to the MasterCard and Visa card schemes and to consolidate and integrate various payment systems
