Union Bank of India with Nokia, today announced the commercial launch of ‘Union Bank Money powered by Nokia’ across India, starting with the National Capital Region.
The service is already available to consumers in Gurgaon, and will be soon go live in Delhi, Faridabad and Noida. This will be followed by a nationwide roll-out over the next few months.
‘Union Bank Money powered by Nokia’ operates across all handsets in India. Making the service ubiquitous, highly accessible and user-friendly, Nokia is pre-installing the application in a wide range of Nokia mobile handsets across price points.
The application can also be installed nearly on all already existing Nokia handsets in the country.The unique service specifically targets users who do not have a bank account today, by providing access to financial services through their mobile phones and driving financial inclusion.
For customers in the no-frill category, the turnover will have an annual ceiling and prepaid card will have balance ceiling as per RBI guidelines.Other customers, who complete KYC compliance at the Bank, can use the product without any restriction on turnover.
The service will enable consumers to transfer money to other individuals, withdraw cash from Business Correspondents cash-out outlets (registered Nokia stores) and ATMs, pay utility bills as well as recharge prepaid SIM cards (top-ups) by using their mobile devices, eliminating the need for intermediaries and delivering true convenience.
