EnKash Introduces India's First Meal Card with UPI Payments
EnKash has launched India's first meal card that integrates with the UPI payment network. This allows employees to use tax-free meal allowances at any merchant accepting UPI QR codes.
Why it matters
This innovation simplifies employee benefit management and increases the utility of tax-efficient meal allowances by leveraging India's ubiquitous UPI infrastructure.
EnKash extends its UPI capabilities to meal card allowances, combining the convenience of UPI, the reach of RuPay, and tax-efficient employee benefits.
MUMBAI, India , July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EnKash, India's leading business payments and spend management platform, today announced the launch of UPI-based payments on its Meal Car d . With this addition, employees can make payments directly from their meal card balance by scanning eligible UPI QR codes at food and grocery merchants.
This makes EnKash the first provider in India to enable UPI payments directly from a meal benefit balance.
The new capability extends the UPI infrastructure that EnKash already offers across its Prepaid Payment Instrument portfolio. It brings the familiarity and convenience of UPI to structured meal benefits, allowing employees to use their meal allowance through a payment method that has become a part of everyday life in India.
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