EnKash Introduces India's First Meal Card with UPI Payments
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 Card . 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.The timing is also significant. Under the revised Income-tax reforms , eligible meal benefits of up to ₹200 per meal are available under both the old and new tax regimes, subject to prescribed conditions. Employees can receive up to ₹1,05,600 annually as a tax-free meal benefit . For HR teams, this makes meal benefits more inclusive, valuable and easier to offer across the workforce.The solution combines:
