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CheqUPI

Acquired

India's first UPI wallet for foreign nationals and NRIs

S23·Summer 2023·Fintech·Bengaluru, KA, India; San Francisco, CA, USA·Team of 15·Founded 2021

About

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.

Founders

  • Sudhanshu Shekhar· Founder

    Building Cheq UPI - A better payments app for foreign nationals and NRIs visiting India. Previous work experience: Ispirt, Zeta, Headout, Walmart

  • Manish Shukla· Founder

    Building Cheq UPI to enhance the digital payment experience of foreign nationals and NRIs Previous experience: Zeta, Ispirt

Product launches · 1 launch

Change history · 6 recorded

  1. August 23, 2026
    • YC partner updated08:01 PM
    • Founder profile updated08:01 PM
    • Launches refreshed08:01 PM
  2. August 9, 2026
    • YC partner updated08:00 PM
    • Founder profile updated08:00 PM
    • Launches refreshed08:00 PM