Start using BHIM apps and get Bumper CASH BACK

In order to increase the use of digital payement ,  government is trying to make its position on the top by providing cashback to the users and merchants. Previously, BHIM app extended its offer of cashback for the merchants to March 31, 2018. Now Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has decided that new users are also going to get a cashback on Rs 51 while using the application and the merchants who use the app will be eligible for a cashback of Rs 1000 in total. Similar cashbacks being provided by other applications (Google Tez) since users receive a total sum of Rs 51 regardless of what amount they transact through the UPI app.

Currently in BHIM There is no minimum limit for the transaction to be eligible for the cashback. This promotion offer is used to compete with other UPI apps likes of Google Tez, PAYTM UPI and other.

For every transaction for a minimum of Rs 100 to any VPA (Virtual Payment Address)/ UPI ID, bank account, or mobile number, the BHIM app is offering a cashback of Rs 25 however the cap on this has been set to Rs 500 per month.

Besides the cashback on the transaction of Rs 100 or higher, there is also another offer on a lower minimum amount which will make the users eligible for the cashback. The app is also offering cashback on minimum transaction value of Rs 10 which will be valid when a number of transactions are less than 50 but equal to or more than 25, the app will offer a cashback worth Rs 100 and another Rs 200 cashback can be redeemed by users when the number of transactions are equal to or more than 50 but less than 100. Lastly, there is also a cashback worth Rs 250 where a number of transactions are equal to or less than 100.

For  cashback offer for merchants, the BHIM app provides a cashback of 10% of the transaction value with an upper cap of Rs 50 per transaction for this the merchants will need to credit at least ten transactions with a minimum value of Rs 25.

Apart from this, the app is also offering a cashback of 10% of the transaction value with an upper cap of Rs 50. These cashback are going to valid for all banks who receive or credit payment through the BHIM app, although at least five transactions will need to be credited of the minimum value of Rs 25 to be eligible for the cashback. 

New Pension Scheme for senior Citizen with 8% Return:Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)

On 20 July Minister of Finance Mr. Arun Jatelity has launched a Pension scheme for senior citizens (60 years and above) in which they will get a guaranteed interest of 8 per cent for 10 years. Financial planners say that this pension scheme will offer more avenues to senior citizens to earn steady regular income at a time of falling interest rates. The scheme is exempted from GST or goods and services tax.

Lets have brief major point for this scheme:

1) LIC started offering the scheme from May 4, 2017. The scheme will remain open till May 3, 2018. This Scheme PMVVY can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given the sole privilege to operate this scheme.

2) The scheme will provide an assured return of 8 per cent per annum payable monthly (equivalent to 8.30 per cent per annum) for 10 years.

3) The pension is payable at the end of each period, during the policy term of 10 years, as per the frequency of monthly/ quarterly/ half-yearly/ yearly as chosen by the pensioner at the time of purchase.

5) There is a minimum and maximum limit for investment in Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana Scheme. The amount varies according to the pension payment mode chosen. For example, under the yearly pension mode, the minimum amount that has to be invested in the scheme is Rs. 1,44,578 and the maximum at Rs. 7,22,892. In monthly mode, the minimum amount that has to be invested is Rs. 1,50,000 and maximum at Rs. 7,50,000.

Accordingly, Rs. 1,000 will be the minimum pension amount payable monthly for which Rs. 1,50,000 has to be invested. Similarly, the maximum monthly pension shall be Rs. 5,000 per month for which Rs. 7,50,000 has to be invested. For other modes, see the table above.

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana Scheme detial as mentioned on LIC website

6) On survival of the pensioner to the end of the policy term of 10 years, purchase price along with final pension installment shall be payable.

7) Loan up to 75 per cent of purchase price (amount invested to earn pension) shall be allowed after three policy years to meet the liquidity needs. Loan interest shall be recovered from the pension installments and the loan to be recovered from claim proceeds.

8) The scheme also allows for premature exit for the treatment of any critical/ terminal illness of self or spouse. On such premature exit, 98 per cent of the purchase price shall be refunded.

9) On death of the pensioner during the policy term of 10 years, the purchase price shall be paid to the beneficiary.

Bharat QR code. Single QR code for all Wallet.

Bharat QR Code is a common QR code made ease of payments across different wallet service. This is a standard which will support Visa, MasterCard and Rupay cards for wider acceptance. Currently, if you want to make a cashless payment at most stores, you need a credit and debit card to swipe and enter the PIN code for authentication but Bharat QR code will enable the merchants to accept digital payments without the Point of Sale (PoS) swiping machine. It will allow customers of any bank to use their smartphone app to make payment using their debit card. This will help merchants need to invest in buying the PoS machine.

As of now Bharat QR is integrated into ICICI Bank’s Pockets app and HDFC Bank’s PayZApp, with more banks expected to update their apps with support for the same. In order to test this feature I tried making payment using ICICI Bank’s Pocket app. To test the feature, I have generated a QR code using BHIM app. Next, I used Pocket’s app to scan the QR code and the payment successfully went through via UPI

In short, you will need your bank app or BHIM app installed in your phone. At the merchant’s store, open the app, tap on Scan QR Code or Scan & Pay (option will differ from one bank to the other) and scan the Bharat QR Code. Once the code is scanned, you will have to enter the amount that you want to pay, add a remark and enter your four-digit passcode. Once authentication is complete, the money will be transferred to the merchant’s bank account.

From Merchants side he  will simply need to generate the Bharat QR Code, Take a print out and stick on their payment desk. The payment done by customer using this menthod will be  instantly credited into merchant bank account. Currently  Paytm,Freecharge and Mobikwik, merchants have limits on the amount of money that they can accept every month.  so this will not happen in BHARAT QR method.

With the help of  Bharat QR code, the transaction is completely secure, and card details remain in customer’s control, which is a big advantage.
Currently, when you give your credit / debit card to swipe, there is negligible possibilities of someone capturing crucial details such as card number, expiry date and CVV. While OTP option is enabled for two-step-verification before authenticating transaction, the risk of exposing your card details still remains. 

All new Indian Govt. Official Apps for Cashless Transaction :BHIM Mobile apps.

After the success for PAYTM and other mobile wallet much awaited Government apps for fund transaction Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is an initiative to enable fast, secure, reliable cashless payments through your mobile phone. BHIM is inter-operable with other Unified Payment Interface (UPI) applications, and bank accounts. BHIM is developed by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI). BHIM is made in India and dedicated to the service of the nation.

How does it work?

Pre-requite

You have to use only that Mobile number that is registered in you bank account.

Register your bank account with BHIM, and set a UPI PIN for the bank account. Your mobile number is your payment address (PA), and you can simply start transacting. Yes! It is that simple.The best part of this apps is easy operation and without any hassle the payment is done. Earlier Paytm has done this also but this time this is government initiative to have a apps which will incorporate all the bank on single platform.This apps will be no -doubt a revolutionary apps. The major difference between various Mobile wallet is that in mobile wallet you have to load money using internet banking or via debit/credit card.This BHIM apps is directly connected to bank account hence no internet banking is required or it do not require any wallet load.Once you have registed sucefully will will get a Virtual address starting with your 10 digit mobile number for e.g 9XXXXXXXXX@upi .

Features

Send / Receive Money: Send money to or receive money from friends, family and customers through a mobile number or payment address. Money can also be sent to non UPI supported banks using IFSC and MMID. You can also collect money by sending a request and reverse payments if required.If a receiver is already registered on this apps then you can send him money by just using his mobile number similar to PAYTM or other mobile wallet.

Sending payment method is easy that is via Mobile phone number or the payment address of the recipient. Another method is if you know account number and Bank IFSC code then still you can send money.

Check Balance: You can check your bank balance and transactions details on the go.

Custom Payment Address: You can create a custom payment address in addition to your phone number.

Request money
You can request money from anyone using two method , One is by entering the mobile number or QR code.
QR Code: You can scan a QR code for faster entry of payment addresses. Merchants can easily print their QR Code for display.

Transaction Limits: Maximum of Rs. 10,000 per transaction and Rs. 20,000 within 24 hours.

Language supported: Hindi and English. More languages coming soon!

List of Bank Supported: 
All the major banks are supported by the BHIM app – as long as the bank supports UPI, you will be able to access your money through the BHIM app. Soon new more bank will get added.

The list of banks supported by the BHIM app is as follows:
Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Axis Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank
Catholic Syrian Bank
Central Bank of India
DCB Bank
Dena Bank
Federal Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
IDBI Bank
IDFC Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
IndusInd Bank
Karnataka Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab National Bank
RBL Bank
South Indian Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
State Bank of India
Syndicate Bank
Union Bank of India
United Bank of India
Vijaya Bank

You no longer require Internet to pay via PAYTM.

Paytm has been one of the biggest beneficiaries for people who do day to day small transaction after banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.You no longer need a smartphone or internet data to pay through e-wallet app Paytm. The company has just announced that it has expanded its reach to non-internet users, who use feature phones.

PayTM has started a toll free number — 1800 1800 1234 — to enable customers and merchants without internet connection to pay and receive money instantly and also recharge their mobile phones. To use this service, users (both customers and merchants) first need to register with Paytm through their mobile number and set a 4-digit Paytm PIN. Also, the call made on the toll-free number should be from the mobile number that has been registered with Paytm.They can then enter the recipient’s mobile number, amount and their Paytm PIN to transfer the money from their Paytm wallet to another Paytm wallet.
If  users dont have account then  need a smartphone or desktop with internet connection to set up their Paytm account to use this feature.
As of  now it is not possible to get a Paytm account created through on phone. Similarly, to add money in the wallet, users would need to log in to the website or the app. It is also possible to find the nearest cash-in point using Paytm nearby and top-up the account.

Paytm, in November, rolled out a feature allowing users and merchants to send money from their Paytm wallets to any bank account at 1% transaction fee. However, later in the month the company said it won’t charge any transaction fee on bank transfers at all.

Earlier, customers and merchants who had their KYCs successfully done could send money to banks through Paytm at 1% fee without any waiting period. However those without KYCs had to pay a 4% transaction fee, followed by a wait time of 45 days post creation of a Paytm account, in order to transfer money to banks.

UPI (Unified Payment Interface) is now new method to send and receive money

In wake to present demonetization ,we have a now cashless channel started by some banks call UPI (Unified Payment interface) . In layman terms UPI is nothing but a email ID kind of thing where each customer will have a unique ID which will be mapped to their bank account. Here customer need not to tell account no. ,Account holder name or his bank IFC code.

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a system that powers multiple bank accounts (of participating banks), several banking services features like fund transfer (P2P), and merchant payments in a single mobile application.[2] UPI was launched by National Payments Corporation of India with Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) vision of migrating towards a ‘less-cash’ and more digital society. UPI has built on the Immediate Payment Service(IMPS) platform.

UPI platform can be used for:

1) Immediate money transfer through mobile device round the clock 24*7 and 365 days.
2) Single mobile application for accessing different bank accounts
3) Virtual address of the customer for Pull & Push provides for incremental security with the customer not required to enter the details such as Card no, Account number; IFSC etc.
4) Bill Sharing with friends.
5) Merchant Payment with Single Application or In-App Payments.
6) Scheduling PUSH and PULL Payments for various purposes.
7) Utility Bill Payments, Over the Counter Payments, Barcode (Scan and Pay) based payments.
    Donations, Collections, Disbursements scalable.

How to Create Virtual address for customer ?

In order to create a virtual address customer need to register for UPI service via their respective bank apps or some third party apps are also there to register.

Your virtual address will be like a email ID for example if you have a Bank account in SBI then your Virtual address will be like this [XYZ]@sbi . If you have account in HDFC then your virtual address for your account will be something [xyz]@hdfcbank  ( bracket is not part of virtual address)

List of participating Banks which provide UPI service currently ( other bank are  in process to implement)

Sr. No	Bank Name	Name of UPI App
1	State Bank of India	SBI  Pay
2	ICICI Bank	Pockets – ICICI Bank
3	HDFC	HDFC Bank MobileBanking
4	Andhra Bank	Andhra Bank ONE
5	Axis Bank	Axis Pay
6	Bank of Maharashtra	MahaUPI
7	Canara Bank	Canara Bank UPI – Empower
8	Catholic Syrian Bank	CSB UPI
9	DCB
10	Federal Bank	Lotza
11	Karnataka Bank	KBL – Smartz
12	Punjab National Bank	PNB UPI
13	South Indian Bank	SIB M-Pay (UPI Pay)
14	United Bank of India	United UPI
15	UCO Bank	UCO-UPI
16	Union Bank of India	Union Bank UPI
17	Vijaya Bank	Vijaya UPI App
18	OBC	OBCUPI PSP
19	TJSB
20	IDBI Bank
21	RBL Bank
22	Yes Bank	Yes Pay Wallet and PhonePe
23	IDFC
24	Standard Chartered Bank
25	Allahabad Bank
26	HSBC
27	Bank of Baroda
28	Kotak Mahindra Bank
29	IndusInd

SBI is blocking e-commerce transaction using debit card

In order safe guard interest of customer SBI is going to block the e-commerce transaction from debit card.This will help customer to optimize online fraud by debit card

If you are getting SMS like “Your SBI Debit card ending with XXXX is deactivated only for Internet txn. To activate send SMS “SWON ECOM XXXX” to 9223966666 . No change for ATM /POS usage” then don’t panic you can still activate your eCommerce transaction by sending this SMS like this SWON ECOM

Pay using mVISA: NO Card Required at POS: SBI

State Bank of India (SBI), the launch of mVisa, a mobile-based payment solution. This helps customers to make payments from their smartphones just by scanning the unique merchant QR (Quick Response) code, at merchant outlets.

mVisa is a card-less solution which facilitates payment by scanning the QR code displayed at the merchant outlet or from the merchants mobile. SBI customers (both Debit Card holders as well as Internet Banking customers, having transaction rights) You can do  easy payments to the merchants by simply scanning QR code image hence there is no  need to swipe the physical card at a point-of-sale (PoS) machine. Bank customer can simply download the latest version of SBI Anywhere application, from ‘Google Play Store’ and need to register for mVisa payments by simply clicking the mVisa icon on the home screen.

 SBI mVisa merchant app is also available in ‘Google Play Store’ and is used for receiving the payment notification, generation of static and dynamic QR codes, viewing transaction history etc. by the merchants. SBI mVisa merchants can accept payment from any mVisa customers. While in case of static QR code amount is filled by the mVisa customer himself, in case of dynamic QR code amount can be filled by merchants and can be authorized by the customer after scanning of QR code.

 Any Bank mVisa customer can transact on any mVisa merchants and likewise any mVisa merchant can accept payment from mVisa customers of any bank. It provides convenience of quick transaction, along with enhanced security,

The best part of this sericce is that  customers need not to  share their’s Card or Mobile with the merchant anytime during the payment process.

Health Insurance for Persons with Disabilities :“Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme”

Up-till now there was no Health insurance policy for person with disability but now Recently according to press release for Press Information bureau  Health Insurance Scheme for Persons with Disabilities (As Per PWD Act 1995) launched by The New India Assurance Company limited, in Association with Ministry Of Social Justice, Dept of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.This insurance is name as “Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme”

Key Features
1) Sum insured of Rs. 2 lacs on family floater for a period of 12 months.
2) Family size up to 1+3. Primary member is Person with disabilities.
3) Age band 18 – 65 years.
4) Available for persons with disabilities with annual income of Rs. 3 lacs and below on declaration basis in proposal form.
5) No premedical tests.
6) Uniform premium contribution of Rs. 355 per person / family.
7) OPD cover for corrective therapy up to Rs. 10,000 a year for person with disability. For persons with mental retardation and mental illness, OPD cover is Rs. 3000 per annum.
8) No exclusion of pre-existing conditions. However corrective surgery for existing impairment can be done with consent of insurer/TPA.
9) Pre-post hospitalization expenses covered sub to limits.
10) Rest of terms as per standard New India Flexi Floater Group Mediclaim Policy.
11) Persons with multiple disabilities, Cerebral Palsy & autism are not covered under this scheme.

New India will create a network of Hospitals, where the Insured person can get cashless treatment. If any Insured Person wants to take treatment outside network, the permission of TPA is necessary. Such permission is not required in case of emergency hospitalisations.
The policy covers pre-existing Illness. Treatment for pre-existing impairment (for the purpose of this policy, impairment relates to a condition or Illness which caused the Disability as defined in the Act) will be only at the network Hospital and only with the prior approval of the TPA.
At the time of claim, certificate of Disability by the competent authority as defined under the Persons with Disability Act, 1995; has to be submitted to the TPA.

How to Avail ?

For enrollment the beneficiaries have to submit the following documents to nearest New India Assurance Office. Or they can contact National Institute & CRCs, ALIMCO(Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India),NHFDC(National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation)

1) Duly fill proposal form 
2) Payment of premium ( 10 % pf Premium fixed)
3) Income certificate( self attested
4) Photo copy of any govement ID proof,such as Aadhar card,Voter ID ,Driving Licence       etc
5) Passport size photo

6) Photo Copy of Disability certificate

PROCEDURE FOR CASHLESS CLAIMS SETTLEMENT:
Name of TPA: MDIndia Healthcare Services (TPA) Pvt. Ltd.
Toll Free: 1800-233-1166, 1800-233-4505

Pay for LPG cylinder Online: mylpg.in

In order help to urban consumers, Ministry of  Petroleum and Natural Gas, has launched an online payment facility for booking LPG refill cylinders.Earlier this facility was only limited for Booking but now consumer can pay for booking also online.

Now Consumers can now refill their LPG cylinders at any time and get them delivered. They need not to worry about change or to have cash. They can pay the exact amount online via payment gateway

This will be a boon  for  working couples as well as to senior citizens as they can make the payment online without bothering to keep adequate cash at home.

Consumers can avail the service through web portal http://www.mylpg.in,  or user can visit correpondin g LPG company website http://my.ebharatgas.com/  https://indane.co.in  http://myhpgas.in/ which is available in 13 languages.Apart from this  consumer can carry out all LPG activities like booking, tracking, receipt of subsidy details etc.