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UPI (Unified Payments Interface) Payment Methods in India

Under cashless and digital India, Indian government announced new payment method UPI (Unified Payments Interface). It is provide quick and safe money transfer which is primarily available to use through smartphone applications. Each Bank in India provides its own UPI App for smartphone users.

Requirements for UPI

• Bank Account
• Mobile number linked to account
• Smart phone

UPI Activation

• Download the App
• Online Registration
• Create virtual ID
• Set Mpin

Offered Service

• Send/Pay Money
• Collect Money
• View Transactions
• Check balance
• Pay bill

There are different UPI based mobile applications available in India. All appllications have different features to transfer money or pay bills online. There are most popular UPS based applications shown below:

Google Pay

Google launched Google pay as Google Tez in India.
Google_Pay

User can pay or received money through this app and also recharge prepaid and postpaid to their mobile smartphones, pay electricity bills, DTH, Landline, Broadband, Gas, Water, Insurance, Loan Repayment, and tax too. Gogle Pay supports multiple local languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu.
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PayTm

paytm

PayTm is one of the most popular UPI app and digital wallet in India. As per the reports, it has the highest number of features and is widely accepted by the merchant in India. Along with money transfer, one can pay bills and also book movie tickets at a discounted price.
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PhonePe

phonepe

PhonePe is a payments app that allows you to use BHIM UPI to provide a cashless and a seamless payment experience. User's credit card and debit card or wallet to recharge mobile phone, pay all utility bills and also make instant payments at favourite offline and online stores. User can link bank account with registered mobile number with the account.
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MobiKwik

MobiKwik

MobiKwik provides digital wallet with mobile phone based payment system. It helps Online mobile recharge and bill payment with easy and fast access. User can also do dth & data card recharge, pay your electricity, gas, water, and landline bills online.
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The idea of UPI was developed by the "National Payments Corporation of India", which is currently being handled by the RBI and IBA (Indian Bank Association). User can add multiple bank accounts on any UPI client mobile app.