BHIM app hits 3 million downloads and enables 500,000 transactions


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After being the top free Android app in the Google Play Store, the BHIM UPI-based payments app has now crossed 3 million downloads, according to Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. He revealed the details via his official Twitter account.

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The app which allows faster, easier and secure online payment through a smartphone has enabled over 5 lakh transactions since its launch, added Kant. He Kant also confirmed the app will be arriving on iOS in ten days and multilingual versions of the app will also be debut in the same time span. Developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), the BHIM app supports Hindi and English and is only available on Android. It is supported by host of banks, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Punjab National Bank, among others.

The BHIM app is currently available in Google Play Store in Hindi and English.


Author: Sneha Bokil

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