Xiaomi Starts Offering UPI-Based Payment Services in India Through Mi Pay Beta

People who are thinking that the digital payment sector in India has saturated might get another shock as the famous smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has finally made its foray into digital payments with its Mi Pay application. Earlier we were listening about Xiaomi’s plans to enter the digital payments sector, and now it seems that the Chinese company has actually materialised these plans and is ready to provide payment services to the users via UPI. The company has also obtained clearance from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the authority which oversees the digital payments in India. Xiaomi has also launched it Mi Pay app in the country. However, it is only available for beta users right now.

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Mi Pay to Use UPI, Netbanking, Debit and Credit Cards

To roll out the Mi Pay application in India, Xiaomi has partnered up with ICICI Bank and PayU payment gateway to provide its services. Similar to other payment applications in the market like PayTm, Google Pay and WhatsApp Payments, Mi Pay will also allow the users to carry out transactions via UPI. However, one feature which will set apart the Mi Pay application from all the other applications is the additional support for transactions through net banking, debit cards and credit cards. Similar to Paytm users, users of Mi Pay will be able to make payments by scanning QR codes. Further, Xiaomi has asserted that Mi Pay will also allow users to make payments for DTH, mobile recharge, water or electricity bills.