Freecharge, India’s fastest digital payments platform today announced its partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a leading state-owned oil company figuring in the Forbes 2000 and Fortune 500 list.
Customers can now pay for their fuel bills at the HPCL petrol pumps using the Freecharge wallet in less than 10 seconds by generating the OnTheGo Pin even in the absence of internet connectivity making the whole transaction process seamless and swifter.
In the first phase, this facility will be available at over 60 company owned petrol pumps spread across 10 states, namely, Maharashtra, Delhi, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Over the next few months, customers will be able to use the Freecharge Wallet at over 4500 petrol pumps across the country.
Speaking of the partnership, Govind Rajan, CEO, Freecharge said, “We are witnessing a shift towards acceptance of digital payments by consumers and merchants. We want to further fuel this habit by creating new use cases for our wallet. Our partnership with HPCL will help us reach smaller towns like Surat, Rajkot, Mathura, Allahabad, Jamnagar etc. and get more consumers be part of the Digital Payments ecosystem.
We are delighted to join hands with a brand like HPCL to offer customers a frictionless, secure and swifter way to pay with our wallet and together work towards creating a less cash economy.”
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