SPONSORED CONTENT

Banking on Non-Smart or Feature Phones Now an Achievable Dream Post RBI Nod

January 06, 2021 21:01 IST
Tennis player James Blake
Founders of Eroute Technologies- Abhishek Saxena & Sanjeev Pandey

Noida (Uttar Pradesh)[India], January 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Reserve Bank of India in its recent announcement has confirmed the commencement of testing under the first cohort of Regulatory Sandbox on Retail Payments by Eroute Technologies. Digital payments, which were believed to be possible and dominated only by the internet connected smartphone user segment, will soon be available every mobile user of our country including those using a non-smartphone or a 'feature' phone. The service is made possible by implementing the patented & secured technology of SIM overlay smartcard to drive SIM Tool Kit (STK) menu-based user interface to facilitate UPI, money transfer, merchant and bill payments. This product offers payment solutions to non-internet connected phones including feature phones which currently have 500+ million users in the country.

Eroute Technologies is a digital payment card company which is conceived by pioneers in the banking and payment industry with a goal to redefine spending experiences for the masses by creating a simple, secure and reliable platform that helps in connecting people and businesses globally.

The company has also recently received Reserve Bank of India's in-principal authorisation to issue and operate Pre-paid Instruments under the Payments & Settlement Act, 2007 and proposes to offer cashless convenience to millions of Young and their parents with the innovative OmniCard® linked to an intuitive mobile app. The OmniCard® manifests the flexibility and seamless consumer spending experience to our Young to use their pre-paid card account independently and relieve their parents of giving them physical cash or supplementary debit or credit cards for their spends.

Sanjeev Pandey, Co-founder & CEO Eroute Technologies said, "The unprecedented Covid-19 outbreak has made social distancing a new-normal giving impetus to online and contactless payments. Our endeavour, since the commencement of our operations in 2019, has been to build an omni-channel payment ecosystem that simplifies consumer spends and addresses the needs of the pre-banked and underserved segments of our society using our innovative technologies and designs blended with personalisation. We aim to be a leader in card-based payment industry targeting niche market segments with one-stop spending experience to our users. We are delighted to be a part of Regulatory Sandbox's 1st Cohort and have high praise for RBI's initiatives to spur digital payment innovation in the country."

Abhishek Saxena, Co-founder & COO says "Eroute is an innovation lab and our product philosophy is "YOU". SIM Overlay smartcard empowers a large under-served population specially living in semi-urban & rural areas of our country by improving their livelihood using UPI based mobile payments. On the other hand, OmniCard® solves the problem by offering solutions that match the vibes of the 230 Million tech native youth, their lifestyle and spending experience through an intuitive Mobile App and a reliable new generation Card with spend visibility, controls and other advanced features along with savings on real-time personalized merchant offers."

This story is provided by BusinessWire India. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/BusinessWire India)

DISCLAIMER


(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

 

Dear Reader,


Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our offering have only made our resolve and commitment to these ideals stronger. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance.
We, however, have a request.

As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed.

Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.

Digital Editor

Banking on Non-Smart or Feature Phones Now an Achievable Dream Post RBI Nod

Noida (Uttar Pradesh)[India], January 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Reserve Bank of India in its recent announcement has confirmed the commencement of testing under the first cohort of Regulatory Sandbox on Retail Payments by Eroute Technologies. Digital payments, which were believed to be possible and dominated only by the internet connected smartphone user segment, will soon be available every mobile user of our country including those using a non-smartphone or a 'feature' phone. The service is made possible by implementing the patented & secured technology of SIM overlay smartcard to drive SIM Tool Kit (STK) menu-based user interface to facilitate UPI, money transfer, merchant and bill payments. This product offers payment solutions to non-internet connected phones including feature phones which currently have 500+ million users in the country.

Eroute Technologies is a digital payment card company which is conceived by pioneers in the banking and payment industry with a goal to redefine spending experiences for the masses by creating a simple, secure and reliable platform that helps in connecting people and businesses globally.

The company has also recently received Reserve Bank of India's in-principal authorisation to issue and operate Pre-paid Instruments under the Payments & Settlement Act, 2007 and proposes to offer cashless convenience to millions of Young and their parents with the innovative OmniCard® linked to an intuitive mobile app. The OmniCard® manifests the flexibility and seamless consumer spending experience to our Young to use their pre-paid card account independently and relieve their parents of giving them physical cash or supplementary debit or credit cards for their spends.

Sanjeev Pandey, Co-founder & CEO Eroute Technologies said, "The unprecedented Covid-19 outbreak has made social distancing a new-normal giving impetus to online and contactless payments. Our endeavour, since the commencement of our operations in 2019, has been to build an omni-channel payment ecosystem that simplifies consumer spends and addresses the needs of the pre-banked and underserved segments of our society using our innovative technologies and designs blended with personalisation. We aim to be a leader in card-based payment industry targeting niche market segments with one-stop spending experience to our users. We are delighted to be a part of Regulatory Sandbox's 1st Cohort and have high praise for RBI's initiatives to spur digital payment innovation in the country."

Abhishek Saxena, Co-founder & COO says "Eroute is an innovation lab and our product philosophy is "YOU". SIM Overlay smartcard empowers a large under-served population specially living in semi-urban & rural areas of our country by improving their livelihood using UPI based mobile payments. On the other hand, OmniCard® solves the problem by offering solutions that match the vibes of the 230 Million tech native youth, their lifestyle and spending experience through an intuitive Mobile App and a reliable new generation Card with spend visibility, controls and other advanced features along with savings on real-time personalized merchant offers."

This story is provided by BusinessWire India. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/BusinessWire India)

DISCLAIMER


(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

image
Business Standard
177 22