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"I don't know what you are talking about," says the information desk official at the Eiffel Tower, the iconic engineering marvel, when asked how to buy a ticket using UPI or the QR-code mode of payment.
Hisham Mohammed, who works as a guide at the Eiffel Tower, was pretty excited when he learned that such an option was being made for the Indians.
"Well, it was only in the news. No one knows here about the UPI option," Hisham, who hails from Hyderabad, told PTI as he waited for his next guided tour of the monument.
"I came running the next day after the announcement but found nothing here. No one had a clue then and no one knows even now."
"We were glad to hear that this was happening. UPI is convenient, but it was all in the news, nothing on the ground," he said.
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Hisham Mohammed, who works as a guide at the Eiffel Tower, was pretty excited when he learned that such an option was being made for the Indians.
"Well, it was only in the news. No one knows here about the UPI option," Hisham, who hails from Hyderabad, told PTI as he waited for his next guided tour of the monument.
"I came running the next day after the announcement but found nothing here. No one had a clue then and no one knows even now."
"We were glad to hear that this was happening. UPI is convenient, but it was all in the news, nothing on the ground," he said.
QR-Code payments: Paris yet to decode UPI method - The Economic Times
UPI was introduced in Paris to offer convenience for Indian tourists at the Eiffel Tower, yet the system is not in use. Visitors and staff reported no information or setup for QR-code payments, showing a clear gap between the intended service and actual availability, reflecting Europe's slow...
