Jio Payment Solutions launches global collections for Indian exporters

Jio Payment Solutions has launched RBI-authorised cross-border collections for Indian exporters, offering multi-currency accounts, international card acceptance and local payment rails. Citi will provide authorised dealer and export collection account services.

— Source publishedWed, 9 Sept, 2026, 12:54 IST·First seen Wed, 9 Sept, 2026, 13:12 IST·Source Business Today · Latest

What happened

Jio Payment Solutions launched RBI-authorised cross-border payment collections for Indian exporters, supporting multi-currency accounts, international cards and

Key facts

  • 50% of India's total export footprint
  • T+2 settlement
  • Same-working-day FIRAeFIRA documentation

Why this matters

Jio’s partnership with Citi highlights a bank-led route to scaling cross-border payments and could create opportunities for alliances in FX, trade services, exporter software and global acquiring.

What to watch

  • Published pricing, supported currencies, settlement times and whether Jio undercuts incumbent bank and fintech collection fees.
  • Number of active exporters, monthly cross-border payment volume and concentration in marketplace sellers versus larger traditional exporters.
  • Additional authorised-dealer, banking, FX or trade-finance partnerships beyond Citi.
  • Launch of merchant credit, invoice financing, escrow, reconciliation or ERP integrations tied to exporter collections.
  • RBI guidance or enforcement changes affecting payment aggregators, export collection accounts, KYC and foreign-exchange reporting.
  • Evidence that Reliance's own suppliers, marketplace merchants or retail ecosystem participants are being migrated onto the platform.
  • Target Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, SaaS, freelance and D2C exporters with simplified onboarding and corridor-specific pricing.
  • Bundle export collections with JioPay merchant acceptance, reconciliation tools, GST/invoicing integrations and settlement dashboards.
  • Use verified exporter cash-flow data to launch secured or receivables-linked working-capital products, likely with bank or NBFC partners.
  • Expand from inbound collections into FX conversion, outward vendor payments and trade-service workflows where regulatory permissions allow.
  • Leverage Reliance retail, logistics and telecom distribution to acquire MSME merchants outside major export hubs.