BHIM app crosses 3 mn downloads

BHIM, the unified app for UPI-based payments has crossed 3 million downloads in just five days since it was launched with over 500,000 transactions done since launch. The numbers were put out in a tweet by Amitabh Kant, who is the CEO of Niti Aayog. Kant also confirmed the app will be arriving on iOS in another ten days and multilingual versions of the app will also be introduced in the same time span. Currently the BHIM app supports Hindi and English and is only available on Android.

BHIM app was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, and it stands for Bharat Interface for Money, and it is named BHIM after Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. The app is already topping the Google Play Store charts in India just days after the launch. It has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The fact that the government is bringing the iOS version soon is welcome news.

Airtel offers free 4G data for a year to those who switch

Airtel has announced a special offer today under which it will be offering free data (worth Rs 9,000) for 12 months to customers who switch to Airtel 4G. The 12 months offer is available to any customer with a 4G mobile handset, and who is currently not on the Airtel network. Any customer, including existing Airtel customers, upgrading to a new 4G handset can also avail this offer. The offer will be available to customers across India starting January 4 and will close on February 28, 2017.