Flipkart users can now make payments using the UPI on check-out via the mobile app. The option was rolled out on Tuesday using a PhonPe app integrations with the latest Flipkart app update, according to the app’s Play Store page. The development was reported by Economic Times. Users could earlier pay for Flipkart purchases using PhonePe, but the PhonePe app needed to be installed on the device to process payments. With the new update, any user can use UPI option from within the app without downloading PhonePe externally. Transactions are limited to Rs 1 lakh per day for each linked bank account within PhonePe, a spokseperson from Flipkart told MediaNama. Users can make a single transaction of not more than Rs 1 lakh or multiple transactions adding upto Rs 1 lac within a day. The ET report mentioned that the PhonPne integration is yet to go live on iOS While we tried to make a payment via the UPI option, the Flipkart app redirected to a page asking to login to an existing PhonePe account. Users without a PhonePe account will need to register with a phone number and bank details to process payments. After the registration is complete, users can make use of the UPI option for future purchases without logging in each time as the details are saved within the app. Flipkart had acquired PhonPe in April last year for an undisclosed amount. The payments app was initially founded by three former Flipkart employees Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari and Burzin Engineer in December 2015.…
