Google Launches New Payments App Tez For India: 5 Things To Know

Google today launched an UPI-based payments app called Tez to promote digital payments. The Tez app, developed by Google, was launched by Finance minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi, who also made the first transaction on the Google Tez app. Speaking on the occasion, the finance minister said: "Google team saw a great potential in the remonetisation after the demonetisation." In a tweet, the Ministry of Finance said, " 5 key parts of Tez :Made for India first, transact directly from bank account, makes payment simple, built around your ease & super secure." Tez also offers scratch cards to its users on transactions of worth Rs. 50 or more, which will allow them to win up to Rs. 1,000 with each transaction and be eligible to win Rs. 1 lakh every week with 'Lucky Sundays' offer.

 1) The Tez app is available on Android and iOS and is powered by UPI, a payment system developed by state-owned NPCI.

2) Other than English, Tez app supports various local languages like Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. One can change the language option anytime.


3) Tez app needs to be linked to your bank account and you can make payments directly from your bank account. Tez uses UPI and works with major banks including SBI, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank.

4) Using Tez, one can send money instantly to another Tez user without having to share personal details like bank account number, phone number etc.

5) Further, Google says that each transaction on Tez is secured with UPI PIN and with a Google PIN or your screen lock mode such as fingerprint.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Karan Vohra posts an EMOTIONAL message on 'Zindagi Ki Mehek' completing 1 year!

Image
 Zee TV 's   Zindagi Ki Mehek   was launched as an underdog back on September 19, 2016 and starred new faces,   Karan Vohra   and   Samiksha Jaiswal   in lead roles. However, in no time, the show went to win a million hearts and even climbed up the rating charts gradually, thus becoming a success. And yesterday, marked the completion of one year for the show. While the fans rejoiced it, Karan aka Shaurya also went on to post a special message for the fans 
Read more

Abbas-Mustan launch Eshan Shanker in Machine

Image
Filmmaker duo Abbas-Mustan have roped in first-timer Eshan Shanker in a prominent role in their romantic thriller 'Machine', which releases on March 17. An excited Eshan shares, "It's a dream launch to play an important part in an Abbas-Mustan movie. I have grown up watching their films and I'm a fan of their work. They've mentored me in the course of the shoot and etched out my role really well." Eshan stands tall at six feet, is lean and has an athletic body. With an international degree in acting and a passion for fitness and dance, the 26-year-old has left no stone unturned for his Bollywood debut. He dedicated the last three years of his life to gymnastics, weight training, dance workouts and rigorous acting workshops. Eshan says, "If you are lucky, you get that one chance to prove yourself. Anyone would give an arm and leg for my role in 'Machine'. I can't reveal more but I do hope people like my work. The film bears Abbas-Musta...
Read more

Khatron Ke Khiladi 8: Shantanu Maheshwari, Hina Khan or Ravi Dubey, who will win the show? Cast your votes here

Image
Khatron Ke Khiladi 8: It has been confirmed that Ravi Dubey, Hina Khan and Shantanu Maheshwari will fight for the winner's trophy this weekend. The three contestants have been going strong from day one of the show and have showcased their daredevil attitude to the audience. In its eighth season, TV reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi took the thrill and excitement level a notch higher. The daring contestants and the entertaining stunts left the viewers hooked to their television screens every weekend since July 22. Also, it topped the BARC ratings and became the most popular season of the show. Now with the finale of the show around the corner, the audiences are excited to know the name of the winner already. We told you the name of the finalists much before the game show went on air and now it has been confirmed that  Ravi Dubey ,  Hina Khan  and Shantanu Maheshwari will fight for the winner’s trophy this weekend. The three contestants have been going strong from d...
Read more