Digital Wallet of BSNL to serve over 1.5 million merchants, pan-India

Digital wallets remove the need for intermediaries, in a variety of forms and the digital wallet applications provide a more convenient transaction processing method for customers, giving businesses that employ this technology a competitive edge in the market. Mobile wallets are increasingly becoming a part of the daily lives of the digital consumers, especially the millennials who have grown up with digital. To address the demand, BSNL unveiled it’s mobile wallet in partnership with Mobikwik to address over 100 million subscribers at over 1.5 million merchants, pan-India. The wallet is an endeavor to expand the reach of digital payments to semi-urban and rural India.

Moving forward with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital India mission, State-run BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, today went digital by launching the mobile wallet to make bill payments and transact on e-commerce platforms. This digital wallet was launched by Mr. Manoj Sinha, Honble Minister for Telecommunications. Government of India.

On this auspicious occasion, the honbl'e minister Mr. Manoj Sinha said, " I congratulate BSNL for partnering with MobiKwik for this special initiative as this takes us closer to realizing our Hon’ble PMs vision of making India a digital superpower. With this co-branded wallet, the ease of payment will be extended to all the customers while equally strengthening financial inclusion in the rural hinterlands, which often get neglected. Going digital is the need of an hour for both urban and rural areas, and this partnership is definitely a step in right direction.", said Telecom Minister, Shri Manoj Sinha.

The BSNL Wallet is India’s largest wallet by any telecom company. The app enables Fastest Online Recharges, Bill Payments, Shopping and Bus Booking. It is the most secure, simple & fastest way to recharge your mobile phone. Users can get all top ups, SMS, data (GPRS, 2G, 3G & 4G), local, STD, ISD, postpaid, DTH plans, vouchers & full talk time recharge offers. Users can also pay for IRCTC train tickets with BSNL wallet.

Through this strategic partnership between BSNL and MobiKwik, we are taking another important milestone in achieving our Honb’le PM Modi’s vision of enabling and making India a less-cash society based on his grand vision of digital India. We at BSNL are proud to be part of this programme and will ensure that all our 100 million BSNL customers will be able to seamlessly and conveniently transact and pay mobile and other financial payments through the co-branded MobiKwik wallet, Said Anupam Srivastava, CMD, BSNL.

"We are proud to associate with BSNL in an endeavour to empower masses in India with access to highly dependable internet connectivity and digital payments. BSNL wallet will enable masses in paying bills, recharging their phone connections and paying for their daily purchases, within seconds . Said Bipin Preet Singh, founder and CEO, MobiKwik.

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