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Government To Roll Out Aadhaar Pay For Cashless Transactions

Aadhaar Pay service will enable people to make and receive payments using their Aadhaar number and biometrics.

The government will soon roll out Aadhaar Pay service that will enable people to make and receive payments using their Aadhaar number and biometrics.

"We are going to start Aadhaar Pay. With this people will not require carrying their phone for payments. They can visit any merchant, share their Aadhaar number and verify themselves using biometrics to pay and receive money," Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday. As of now, 14 banks have come on board for Aadhaar Pay and the service will be launched soon, Prasad told PTI. 9 Reasons Why You Should Have An Aadhaar Card

Government To Roll Out Aadhaar Pay For Cashless Transactions

"We are in talks with other banks too. The service will be launched very soon," he informed. Further, the Minister said, Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), the common platform for making quick payments using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), has also been integrated with Aadhaar Enabled Payment System on Thursday. Aadhaar Can Be Accepted As DOB Proof: Get Passport Easily

Around 111 crore people in the country have Aadhaar numbers. "There are 49 crore bank accounts linked to Aadhaar. Every month 2 crore accounts are being seeded with Aadhaar," Prasad said.

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