We all use UPI (Unified Payments Interface) in our day-to-day lives. At least, most of us do. There is hardly anyone who has a smart phone but not an online UPI app on their phone. Using multiple UPI apps is also completely normal! However, the majority of us only know its basic features.
We use online UPI apps to send and receive money. We are also well-versed in the various ways we can do it. Scanning QR code, adding the UPI handle or transferring payment with the help of the receiver’s phone number. UPI apps are more than just that. They come with a lot more sophisticated features that could make our life easier. If you want to know more about them, read through the following article.
- UPI Auto Pay – Who wants the hassle of remembering due dates and manually paying bills? Many might not know it, but you can use UPI autopay feature to pay almost any utility bill. From gas line bills to electricity bills, a lot of UPI apps allow you to set autopay for credit card bills, insurance bills and TV cable bills. UPI apps have made life easier by allowing online payment of FASTag recharge for our vehicles as well.
- UPI Lite – UPI Lite has taken the online payment UPI experience to the next level. It is a feature that allows you to make a payment without even the need to type the UPI pin, making the payment process seamless and lightning-fast. However, you can make only low-value payments using this feature, usually up to ₹500 at one time. It uses a digital wallet feature to enable this service.
- Multiple Bank Accounts – Most people have at least one bank account linked to their UPI app because they might not be aware that you can add multiple bank accounts to just one app. Yes, you don’t need two different UPI apps for two different bank accounts. You can even transfer money from one bank account of yours to another using the self-transfer feature!
- Credit Score – UPI and credit scores? We know that they sound like they might not belong together but they do. A lot of UPI apps will show you your credit score for free so that you can always be informed about your credit health and make decisions accordingly. You will have to add your basic details like your full name according to your government identity card and other details that the app might ask for verification.
If you weren’t using your UPI app (or apps) to their fullest potential, now you know how to do so better. Your UPI app comes with a number of features to make your life easier, and you should utilize them to the maximum.
Apart from sending and receiving money, paying utility bills on time using autopay, checking credit scores and paying credit card bills, linking multiple bank accounts, and paying quickly without entering the pin, our UPI apps have come a long way. Let’s use these features regularly and keep looking forward to more!