BSNL launches its mobile wallet in partnership with MobiKwik

State- run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has unveiled its mobile wallet in partnership with MobiKwik to enable its existing 100 million customers to make bill payments and transact on e-commerce platforms.

The wallet has been developed and issued by MobiKwik on behalf of BSNL. With over 1.5 million merchants on the network, the BSNL Wallet is India's largest wallet by any telecom company, BSNL said. The app enables Fastest Online Recharges, Bill Payments, Shopping and Bus Booking. It is the most secure, simple & fastest way to recharge your mobile phone.Users can get all top ups, SMS, data (GPRS, 2G, 3G & 4G), local, STD, ISD, postpaid, DTH plans, vouchers & full talk time recharge offers. Users can also pay for IRCTC train tickets with BSNL wallet.

The alliance with BSNL will "empower masses in India with access to dependable internet connectivity and digital payments", Bipin Preet Singh, Founder, and CEO of MobiKwik said. The BSNL wallet will enable people to pay bills, recharge their phone connections and pay for their daily purchases, he added. Srivastava further said the wallet will work on both smartphone and feature phones.