Google Pay announced, now online payment can be done with the help of Aadhaar number

Google Pay Aadhaar Number: Google Pay today announced that it has started the process of registering for UPI using Aadhaar through National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). With the Aadhaar-based UPI onboarding feature, Google Pay users will be able to set their UPI PIN without a debit card. As UPI reaches the next billion Indian users, it is expected to help many more users set up a UPI ID and enable them to make digital payments. This facility is now available for bank account holders of supported banks in the app. The thing to note here is that the mobile number used in Google Pay should already be linked with Aadhaar.

What do the figures say?

According to data from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), more than 99.9% of the adult population in India have an Aadhaar number and use it at least once a month. Aadhaar-based onboarding facility on UPI has been provided to make it available to a greater number of users and for further financial inclusion, Users who wish to onboard UPI through Aadhaar will need to ensure that (a (a) his phone number registered with UIDAI and the bank is the same, and (b) his bank account is linked with Aadhaar. After doing so, they can use the below steps for onboarding.

this is the process

1. On Google Pay, users have the option to choose between debit card or Aadhaar based UPI onboarding. If they select Aadhaar, users need to enter the first six digits of their Aadhaar number to initiate the process.
2. Users will enter the OTP received from UIDAI and their bank to complete the verification process.
3. After this, their respective bank will complete the process and they can set their UPI PIN.

Google Pay Aadhaar Number

After this, customers will be able to use the Google Pay app to make transactions or check balance. Once the user enters the first six digits of the Aadhaar number, it is sent to UIDAI through NPCI for verification. This process ensures the security of the Aadhaar number of the users. Google Pay does not store the Aadhaar number and only acts as a facilitator in sharing the Aadhaar number with NPCI for verification.