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.
Building Cheq UPI - A better payments app for foreign nationals and NRIs visiting India. Previous work experience: Ispirt, Zeta, Headout, Walmart
Building Cheq UPI to enhance the digital payment experience of foreign nationals and NRIs Previous experience: Zeta, Ispirt
Hi everyone!
Cheq is a UPI payment wallet for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign citizens visiting India.
Using Cheq, you can purchase almost any goods/services across India 🇮🇳.
Just scan the merchant QR code / choose the pay by UPI id option to make the purchase. We accept all international debit/credit cards and support international phone numbers.
Most foreigners visiting India will invariably face one of the below problems👇
More than 10mn+ international citizens visiting India each year regularly face issues in making payments!
Renatha, from Brazil, goes cashless in India
Note: Cheq accounts can only be activated after the customer finishes in-person passport verification in India. We provide at-home verification facilities in more than 22 cities across India.
We charge a one-time joining fee of Rs 800 (10$) to every customer. This covers the cost of verifying your profile and running our business.
We are @Manish Shukla and @Sudhanshu Shekhar, the co-founders of @CheqUPI. Both of us are passionate about finance and technology and we’ve known each other for 12 years now.
Having lived the life of an expat abroad, we’re empathetic to the problems being faced by them in the Indian market. Our goal with Cheq is to make life a little easier for every traveler visiting India.
If you have any questions/feedback on the services offered by Cheq, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Thank you