Users can use MobiKwik to pay toll charges in 11 states
December 2, 2016: Mobile wallet major, MobiKwik today announced that commuters across India can now pay with MobiKwik wallet at 112 toll plazas in the country. Last week, the company received an approval from NHAI to enable commuters across all toll plazas in the country pay cashless through its mobile wallet to avoid traffic congestion due to cash crunch. The service has already been enabled in 11 states.
Speaking on the announcement, Bipin Preet Singh, Co-founder, MobiKwik said, “We are proud to support NHAI in making pan India toll plazas cashless and helping commuters in overcoming the challenge of cash crunch.”Tolls in Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, J&K (Vaishnodevi) and Gujarat states have gone cashless with MobiKwik. The company is in the process of making pan India toll plazas live within this month.
“Toll payments with MobiKwik can be done within seconds. This saves time for both the commuter and the staff at the toll plaza. We urge people to use digital payments as much as possible and support the Government of India’s mission of a clean, cashless economy.” Bipin added.
In times of note ban paralysing payments for the country, MobiKwik has taken many initiatives to ease the common man’s life. The company was the first in the financial sector in India, to announce FREE bank transfers that motivated millions of sellers and buyers to transact cashless.
The company has partnered with IRB, L&T Infra, Pink city, Arya Infra toll, Patel Infra, Reliance, Skylark, Satbhav Engineering, Theme Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd, Bholanth Rajyapati Shukla and Uniquest Infra to power toll payments.
About MobiKwik:
MobiKwik is an Indian wallet major with a network of over 250,000 direct merchants and 40 million plus users. Founded in 2009 by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku, the company has raised three rounds of funding from Sequoia Capital, American Express, Tree Line Asia, MediaTek, GMO Payment Gateway, Cisco Investments and Net1. MobiKwik has also launched ‘MobiKwik Lite’, an under 1 mb app that works seamless on EDGE connections in November 2016.
One of the leading digital payments platforms for online and offline merchants, MobiKwik is powering payments for IRCTC, Uber, Meru Cabs, Big Bazaar, OYO Rooms, Zomato, PVR, Archies, WHSmith India, BookMyShow, Grofers, Big Basket, Dominos, Burger King, Pizza Hut, eBay, ShopClues, Myntra, Jabong, Pepperfry, Barista, Food Panda, Nearbuy, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Louis Phillips, GoDaddy, MakeMyTrip.