PhonePe is soon going to launch a new app, which will allow feature phone users to make UPI payments without internet. Based on GSPay technology, this service will work through SMS, which will make digital transactions easier in rural and remote areas. Know all about this new feature.
New UPI Payments feature: Recently, the company has bought Gupshup’s GSPay technology to provide UPI payment facility to feature phone users. This new app will be launched soon, which will work without internet. The company says that it will benefit those who do not have a smartphone.
This technology will process payments through SMS. This service based on NPCI’s UPI 123PAY system will provide the facility of sending, receiving money and scanning QR code. PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said that their goal is to connect feature phone users with digital payments. Crores of people in India still use ordinary phones. This service will start in the next few months. This is expected to increase digital transactions in rural areas.
New hope for feature phone users
This new app will bring great relief to feature phone users. There are crores of people in India who cannot buy smartphones. They do not even have an internet connection. GSPay technology works through SMS, which will make payments without network easier. Users will be able to send money from their mobile number. Transactions will also be done by scanning QR code. This facility will have a greater impact in rural areas, where there is a network problem. Sameer Nigam says that this will reduce the digital gap. This step will also benefit small traders. The UPI 123PAY system is designed for ordinary phones.
Big step towards Digital India
This service is a big step towards Digital India. Bringing feature phone users into the mainstream will boost the economy. Small shopkeepers in rural areas will now be able to take payments easily. Transactions will be secure and fast with SMS technology. NPCI designed UPI 123PAY for ordinary phones so that every person can make digital payments. This step will empower those who were previously deprived of this facility. This will reduce dependence on cash. The company is preparing to launch this app in the next few months. It will give a new direction to the digital revolution in India.
