FreeCharge has launched the “Chat and Pay”, a first-of-its-kind technology in digital payments ecosystem. At the launch event, it is said that, it’s an engaging & secure way of enabling social payments. The “Chat and Pay” service will make digital payments more frictionless and it will expand FreeCharge’s digital payment ecosystem to new users like small shopkeepers, Taxi services & merchants from unorganised sector without any investment. The app will be available on Google Play Store and iOS App store and for Windows will be available in next few weeks.
Announcing the new service, Govind Rajan, Chief Operating Officer, FreeCharge said:
“Our ambition at Freecharge is to create a Payment OS for a Digital India. Today, we have taken a bold step in achieving this goal. Payments are often social; they are in fact a very human interaction. Chat N Pay brings this human emotion to payments, making them deeply engaging. We are confident Chat N Pay will accelerate the adoption of digital payments”.
Talking about the potential of digital payments in India, Govind further added:
“As we endeavour to build the Payment OS for digital India, we seek to solve the challenge of merchant acceptance. We have introduced Chat and Pay and it is not just a way to pay but an engaging way for commerce. It will make digital payments ubiquitous in the offline space. Now merchants can start accepting digital payments by just downloading our app. Importantly at Zero investment. The Merchant payments through ‘Chat and Pay’ service will give a boost to India’s journey to a cashless economy.”
The interface is so easy that it can connect merchants & consumers within no time and they can chat, shop & pay (P2M) payment. Within 5 seconds, FreeCharge customers can chat & pay without worrying about security. Above all, it also enables direct buyer – seller Chat interface for merchants, small or large to accept digital payments in less that 1 minute after registering on the FreeCharge App. With necessary KYC verification, merchants able to upgrade their payment limits to Rs. 10,0000
Merchants can now accept payments by registering their bank account number, geolocation and chose a custom identifier, a #paytag to allow customers to identify their service area through their FreeCharge App.
