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Steps to activate UPI facility on international mobile number using iMobile Pay
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As a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), you can use your international mobile number to make UPI payments instantly in India, thereby significantly enhancing your convenience of making everyday payments. With this facility, the NRI customers of the Bank can make payments for their utility bills, merchant and e-commerce transactions with their international mobile number registered with their NRE/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 on the international infrastructure laid down by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for convenient usage of UPI across countries. The Bank offers this facility across 10 countries namelyAustralia, Canada, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, UK, USA.
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.
Steps to activate UPI facility on international mobile number using iMobile Pay app
Step 1: Log in to iMobile Pay app
Step 2: Click on UPI Payments
Step 3: Verify Mobile Number
Step 4: Click on Manage -> My Profile
Step 5: Create new UPI ID (select from the suggested options)
Step 6: Select the Account Number -> Submit
To know more about UPI facility on international mobile number, please click here.
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