ICICI Bank announced that it has enabled NRI customers to use their international mobile number to make UPI payments instantly in India, thereby enhancing their convenience in making everyday payments.
With this facility, the NRI customers of the bank can make payments for their utility bills, merchants, and e-commerce transactions with their international mobile number registered with their NRE or NRO bank account held with ICICI Bank in India. The bank has made this service available through its mobile banking app, iMobile Pay. Earlier, NRIs had to register an Indian mobile number with their banks to make UPI payments.
To bring forth this facility, ICICI Bank has leveraged the international infrastructure laid down by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for convenient usage of UPI across countries. The Bank offers this facility across 10 countries, namely the USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. NRI customers of the bank can make UPI payments by scanning any Indian QR code, sending money to a UPI ID, or any Indian mobile number or Indian bank account.
Below are easy steps to activate the UPI facility on an international mobile number using iMobile Pay:
Step 1: Log in to the iMobile Pay app.
Step 2: Click on ‘UPI Payments’
Step 3: Verify the mobile number
Step 4: Click on Manage > My Profile.
Step 5: Create a new UPI ID (select from the suggested options).
Step 6: Select the account number and click Submit.
Sidharatha Mishra, Head, Digital Channels and Partnerships, ICICI Bank, said, “With this facility, our NRI customers residing in 10 countries do not need to switch to an Indian mobile number to pay using UPI. We are witnessing a positive response from our NRI customers who have started using this facility. With this initiative, we intend to leverage NPCI’s UPI infrastructure to strengthen and transform the digital payments ecosystem globally.”.
