What's new?
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Banking Connect
An interoperable payment system designed to transform online merchant payments.
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New categories
Forex is a new category that has been launched on Bharat Connect. It delivers transparent, market-driven forex rates, ensuring convenience for customers.
Benefits
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Fast settlements
with 8 cycles
in a day -
700+ digital channels,
5 lakh + physical
outlets to pay -
Convenient for
Customers -
Secure platform
with
end-to-end
encryption -
Follows all RBI
regulatory
compliances -
Always on with
24x7 operations
and 99.87% uptime -
10+ payment modes
for Customers -
Reduced cost via a
digitalised process
View all benefits
25+ Categories
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Electricity
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Mobile Postpaid
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Rent
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Housing Society
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Cable TV
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Recurring Deposit
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Broadband Postpaid
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Agent collection
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Donation
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Education fees
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EV Recharge
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Water
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Landline Postpaid
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NCMC
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Loan Repayment
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Mobile Prepaid
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LPG
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Piped gas
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eChallan
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Forex
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Insurance
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FASTag
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Clubs & Associations
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Subscription Fees
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Municipal Taxes
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NPS
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Credit Card
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DTH
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Municipal services
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Prepaid meter
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Fleet Card Recharge
For Customers
Pay bills across 25+ payment categories. Raise complaints easily.
For Billers
Collect via 5 lakh + offline outlets. And 700+ digital channels.
- < 24 hrs Fast settlements with 8 cycles a day
- 1.2 Cr Unique Customers per month
- 25+ Categories
- Discover insights like Customers' preferred payment channels and more on the Biller dashboard
For Operating Units
85 lakh payments. 700+ Cr settled daily.
- 22,000+ Billers onboarded
- 700+ Digital channels for payment
- Top performing
COUs
- Top performing
BOUs
For Developers
Create custom solutions. For 1000s of OUs and Billers onboarded yearly.
- Unlock new business potential
- Access to entire Bharat Connect platform without recertifications
- Cost-effective flat-fee model
- Technical specifications for Developer empanelment
Impacting businesses by
revolutionising payments
FAQs
1. Log in to your partner bank app/website or physical outlet.
2. Choose "Bill Payment".
3. Enter Biller category, name, and bill reference number.
4. Review bill details, enter payment amount, and choose your preferred payment method.
5. Confirm the transaction.
The platform connects Billers, payment service providers, and customers. When a customer initiates the payment, the information goes to the Bharat Connect Central Unit. Then, this information is sent to the relevant provider, and then to the Biller, who updates your account and sends confirmation.
No. Bharat Connect is for bill payments, while UPI is for broader transactions. Bharat Connect has various payment channels and modes; UPI is one of the modes of bill payment available in Bharat Connect.
No. Bharat Connect is a central infrastructure facilitating bill payments, not processing the actual transactions.
No separate registration is needed. Use existing bank credentials or any Bharat Connect partnering app.
No. Bharat Connect facilitates bill payments but doesn't aggregate payments from different merchants/Billers.