UPI activation with Aadhaar card: PhonePe launches new facility, how to use – PhonePe launches Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding

Updated: 12 Nov 2022, 04:38 PM IST

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PhonePe launches Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding

PhonePe has recently allowed its customers to activate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) using Aadhaar-based one-time password (OTP) authentication.

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UPI activation limitations

Till now, a customer has to mandatorily use a valid debit card number for OTP authentication to set up a PIN while registering on a UPI application. This process restricts access for many bank account holders who do not have a debit card handy, mentioned PhonePe in a press release.

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How will the new PhonePe Aadhaar authentication help?

The new Aadhaar-based OTP authentication will do away with this restriction, said PhonePe. “The addition of Aadhaar onboarding for UPI will do away with this restriction and allow previously under-served populations to experience the convenience and benefits of digital payments,” the popular payment application said in a press release.

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Aadhaar e-KYC option for PhonePe users

The Aadhaar e-KYC option will now be a part of the UPI onboarding journey on the PhonePe App. Let’s see how it will work

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Step-by-step guide to activate UPI using Aadhaar OTP

PhonePe users who want to use this Aadhaar-based authentication, have to enter the last six digits of their Aadhaar number to initiate the onboarding process.

Then, they will receive an OTP from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), and their respective bank to complete the authentication process. Post this, customers will be able to access all UPI features such as payments and checking the balance in the bank account on the PhonePe App.

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Aadhaar card needs to be linked with mobile number and bank account

Do note that your Aadhaar card number must be linked with your mobile number and bank account number to use this facility.

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To expand UPI ecosystem

“We believe this is a very progressive move by RBI, NPCI, and UIDAI and is a great example of the digital financial inclusion that UIDAI’s Aadhaar program has been able to drive. This will help expand the overall UPI ecosystem, and also onboard new customers to the digital payments fold,” said Deep Agrawal, Head of Payments at PhonePe.

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UPI activation with Aadhaar card: PhonePe launches new facility, how to use – PhonePe launches Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding

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