PayPal “One Touch” Instant Payment Feature Introduced In India For Android

One Touch instant payments feature is being rolled out by PayPal India for Android handsets in the nation. The feature makes use of Google Smart Lock to hoard your login credentials on that specific handset, so one doesn’t need to log in each time they require to make buy something through PayPal, from that handset. The feature is stated to function on Android devices only for the moment. Users will still require going through the two-factor authentication of their particular credit or debit cards.

If one has a prevailing PayPal account, they can merely go to their main accounts page, tap on Settings and go to the Security tab. One can here witness an alternative dubbed “Stay logged in for faster purchases” and on tapping it, a button to activate One Touch can be seen. With this activated, you should be capable of getting to your saved payment and delivery details with no need to sign in each instance you buy something online.

Likewise, Amazon, enduring its expenditure in India, recently declared the introduction of P2P (person-to-person) payments for Android users through Amazon Pay in the nation. Now users can make immediate bank-to-bank transactions via the UPI platform on the Amazon app’s localized version, enabling them to clear up bills and other expenditures with friends, pay for services, return or lend money to family, and more. Particularly, the new P2P service will also enable users to make payments from their bank account to Amazon delivery partners at the doorway, who will scan a UPI QR code in the Amazon app or to local stores.

The facility is developed on the Indian government-supported UPI platform—that is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India—and is intended for instant transfer of finances between bank accounts making use of a mobile device.