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20+ Top Digital Wallets In India And UPI Apps

digital wallets in India
What is digital wallet?

Digital wallet is an electronic form of physical wallet where you keep your money to make most of the transactions that you do with cash. Digital wallets in India are becoming a preferred way of making online payments as you don’t have to enter debit or credit card details.

Actually, people are not comfortable and even feel scared to enter these details on phone apps. With additional security layers and ease of use, digital wallets make an ideal choice for anyone.

Digital wallets in India are different from UPI. We won’t get into details of this. Read this article to know how digital wallets are different from UPI.

UPI and digital wallets are also going to benefit e-tailers that provide COD (Cash on Delivery) service to its customers.

Here’s the list of digital wallets  in India and UPI apps

Last updated: 22/01/2019

DISCLAIMER: The information about digital wallets in India, provided below is based upon what is mentioned on the listed websites and is correct at the time of this blog post which may change in the future.

BHIM APP

 

BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is an easy and secure UPI app launched by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) backed by RBI. Bank account holders need to link the mobile number to their accounts as BHIM app works only with this registered mobile number.

You can send and receive money using VPA( Virtual Payment Address) without disclosing bank account details.

With BHIM Adhaar Pay, merchants can receive payments from customers over the counter by authenticating the biometric details (using fingerprint scanner) of a user with Aadhaar database. Merchants can download the related app of their bank on Google Play store to get registered.

PaytM

Paytm was founded in 2010 by Vijay Shekhar. At present, Paytm is the largest and most preferred among the digital wallets in India that gained maximum popularity when demonetization move was announced by the government.

It offers wide range of services like mobile & DTH recharge, electricity and phone bill payments, booking of train, bus, flight and movie tickets etc. You can also pay money to other users using bar code or phone number.

Paytm has its own Payments Bank with over 58 million account holders.

BHIM SBI PAY

You don’t necessarily need SBI account for using this app. Send or receive money, recharge, pay bills. book bus, flight & hotel tickets and more.

Google Pay

It’s a new highly secure payment app launched by Google for India. Send money to friends and instantly receive money in your bank account using UPI.

With Google Pay’s Cash Mode, you can instantly send or receive payments to anyone nearby without sharing personal details like your phone number or bank account. Some online shopping sites are enabling payment using Google Pay feature to make checkout faster.

ICICI Pockets

Pockets is a visa powered UPI enabled e-wallet of ICICI bank. It’s not necessary to have ICICI bank account to use this app.  Customers of other banks can also use this wallet to pay bills, shop anywhere, recharge mobiles and much more. If you are an ICICI bank customer, you can login with your internet banking user id and password.

Users can also get physical shopping card. Its ‘mVisa’ and ‘touch & pay’ features make it  unique and preferred wallet.

See how ‘touch and pay’ feature works:

PhonePe

Powered by Yes Bank, PhonePe is a UPI based app launched by Flipkart, a leading marketplace. You can make bank to bank payments by using mobile numbers or VPA( Virtual Payment Address).

Also, recharge any prepaid Mobile/Datacard/DTH, pay postpaid landline, datacard and mobile bills, electricity, gas bills and more. You can also do shopping on Flipkart using PhonePe.

Mobikwik

Founded in 2009 by young entrepreneurs Bipinpreet Singh and Upasana Takku, Mobikwik has 100+ million users and more than 1 million, retailers, ecommerce and biller partners.

Recharge mobiles, DTH, pay landline, gas, electricity bills, easily make purchases using Mobikwik app.

Freecharge

This was launched in 2010 by Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon. You can make prepaid, postpaid, DTH, metro recharge and utility bill payments using Freecharge wallet app. It also allows you to make online and offline purchase.

Its “Chat-n-Pay” service enables you to chat and pay friends, family and merchants in less than 5 minutes.

If you are ICICI bank customer, you can use its official mobile banking app iMobile as well.

Jio Money

Jio payment app is the latest wallet launched by Reliance. It can be used by customers of any telecom service provider. You can download JioMoney from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

If you buy Jio’s LYF handset, you will be able to access  JioMoney app with preloaded offers and discounts directly from merchants.

BHIM AXIS PAY

Make UPI Payments, instant money transfers, mobile recharges & DTH recharges.

Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay is a unique service offered by Amazon that enables you to pay while shopping online not only on Amazon but on third party websites as well, by using the payment information already stored with your Amazon Account. You don’t need to re-enter your payment information.

To start using Amazon Pay, just open an account on Amazon. You will be automatically get registered for Amazon Pay, the first time you use it.

YONO SBI

‘Lifestyle and Banking Dono’.

SBI has an innovative app you can use for banking, shopping, travel, paying bills, investment, recharges and more. You can also transfer money using UPI. 

If you are SBI customer, you can avail special discounts on shopping, vacation bookings, flight and bus ticket bookings and much more.

HDFC PayZapp

Install app on your phone and link your debit or credit card to Payzapp to send money, shop online and offline, buy movie tickets and more. Get great discounts, pay bills and recharge your mobile, DTH and data card.

You can also compare and book flight tickets and hotels using this app.

Citrus Wallet

Citi MasterPass

Citi MasterPass is the first global wallet launched in India by Citibank and MasterCard in 2015 that enables Citibank India customers shop online worldwide.

It stores your payment and shipping information in one place so you can shop and checkout faster on sites that display “Buy with MasterPass” button.

IRCTC iMudra

A digital wallet and a prepaid card to book tickets on IRCTC. You can purchase goods by generating virtual card for online shopping and physical card to shop with offline merchants. You can also use physical card for ATM withdrawals.

You can instantly transfer money to any mobile number with an active iMudra wallet and receive money from your contacts anytime, anywhere! It is much better than internet banking.

Airtel Money

Use Airtel Money to recharge mobile and DTH of all operators, pay postpaid & landline bills. Use for spas and shopping, to send & receive money from any Airtel Money customer, money transfer via BHIM UPI. This UPI payment app allows you to receive or send money to your contact instantly

Ola Money

Download Ola Money app and make purchases with your money stored on Ola app for a seamless shopping experience. You can also avail offers from select partner  sites like MyBusTickets using this app and  pay postpaid mobile bills, mobile recharges, electricity bills, gas bills.

MoneyonMobile

Use your this app to recharge mobile phone, DTH, pay electricity, telephone bills, for online shopping, domestic transfers and more. MoneyonMobile is a smartphone and mobile SMS application.

Dhani

Launched by Indiabulls, Dhani app has multiple features.

 

 

 Digital wallets in India

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