Now you can do UPI transactions through Aadhaar as well. Google Pay has announced the launch of a new Aadhaar based payment service for its users. With Google Pay’s Aadhaar based UPI service, users will now be able to set their PIN without a debit card. At present, this facility is available only for bank account holders. Google Pay said that the service of UPI based Aadhaar onboarding has been started to make payments easier for a large number of users.
Online UPI payment platform Google Pay has announced the launch of a new Aadhaar based payment service for its users. Google Pay says that this service has been started to make the process of payment and UPI easier for millions of Indian users.
More than 400 million digital transactions happen every day in India.
According to a report, more than 400 million people transact digitally every day in India. In India, in many sectors like tourism, grocery and food delivery, more than 80 percent of the transactions are done online. According to this report, PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm and Cred have more than 95 percent share in the UPI based payment market. The report also states that “the digital payments market is expected to grow from the current Rs 3,200 lakh crore to Rs 4,000 lakh crore by FY2026.”
UPI PIN will be set without debit card
With Google Pay’s Aadhaar-based UPI service, users will now be able to set their PIN without a debit card. At present, this facility is available only for bank account holders. Google Pay said that the service of UPI based Aadhaar onboarding has been started to make payments easier for a large number of users. So that financial inclusion can be increased across the country.
Learn how to use this service
In order to use Aadhaar based UPI, it is necessary for the users to have the same mobile number linked with their Aadhaar in their bank. After this, users will be able to select the option of debit card and Aadhaar based UPI on Google Pay. After this you have to enter the first 6 digits of your Aadhaar card. After this an OTP will come on your registered mobile number. After entering which you will have to set the UPI PIN.
