So as to further increase the usage of UPI, the bank has announced partnership with
UPI is available on two of the bank's customer facing mobile
With this, customers who have their VPA on ‘Pockets’ as well as ICICI Bank customers with ‘iMobile’ will be able to pay at over 6,500 HPCL petrol pumps and more than 2,000 stores of ABFRL across the country. The customers also can shop from Louis Philippe, Peter England, Van Heusen, Allen Solly,
"UPI is a path-breaking concept which will enable convenient person-to-person and merchant payments using mobile phones. It is the first time in the world that a project of such a scale is being introduced to customers. We intend to continue exploring more such potential partnerships which will go a long way in popularising the usage of UPI,"
VPA acts as a financial address for a user in lieu of their 16 digital bank account number and the 11 digit
Users can also make payments using UPI 24*7 on all days including bank holidays. Payment can also be made to merchants from their mobile phones.
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