No smartphone, no internet? PhonePe launches new UPI service for feature phone users

PhonePe has launched a new UPI payment service that enables people using feature phones to carry out digital transactions without an internet connection.

Called PhonePe UPI 123Pay, the service uses the company’s proprietary technology and an SMS-based system to facilitate payments, including in areas where 2G connectivity is limited. According to news agency PTI, PhonePe is the first major third-party application provider (TPAP) to offer UPI payment facilities to India’s estimated 200 million-plus feature phone users.