Developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) as a part of the Digital India initiative, BHIM is a simple UPI enabled payment interface. Typically offering the UPI based transaction only, and not so much overhaul in design as well as features. However, recent inclusion of cashback schemes have grabbed some eyeballs towards it. In latest, the BHIM app has been updated to support Bill payments all in-app.
What’s New in BHIM
- Bill Payments on BHIM.
- Pay bills on the go using BHIM Bill Pay. Also you can save your bills for future payments.
- Biller Categories: Post-paid Mobile, Landline, Broadband, DTH, Electricity, Gas & water.
The app has now attained the version number 1.5 facilitating bill payment under the title BHIM Bill Pay. Supporting various prominent billers across the sub-continent, you will also be a able to save the bills for future. Bills are accepted ranging across the categories: Mobile Post-Paid, Electricity, Water and so on.
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Needless to say, the Bhim app is limited in serviceability compared to its competitors such as PhonePe and PayTM. But, the direct support from NPCI is what makes it stand-out from others and trusted. You may update the app to latest available version 1.5 from Google Play Store.
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BHIM – MAKING INDIA CASHLESS By National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)