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NPCI Bharat BillPay onboards Tata Power as the first power company on ClickPay
· This initiative will enable more than 7 lakh customers of Tata Power(Mumbai) to pay their electricity bills seamlessly using ClickPay
· The ClickPay link by Tata Power will redirect its customers straight to the payment page ensuring a convenient and automated bill payment experience
Mumbai – 23 November 2021: NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India has announced its integration with Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility on ClickPay - making it the first power company to go live on the newly launched platform. Bharat BillPay’s marquee offering - ClickPay will enable Tata Power customers to make monthly electricity bill payments with ease.
To offer an automated and valuable electricity bill payments experience, Tata Power will generate the ClickPay link and share it with customers which will redirect them to the payment page comprising payment details. This convenient and secured two-step process will help customers pay the bills without the hassle of putting in the bill amount, remembering bill payment dates, and going through arduous steps to make a bill payment.
Commenting on the announcement Mr. Ramesh Subramanyam, Chief Finance Officer, Tata Power said, “Tata Power (Mumbai) is the first electricity Biller to go live on NBBL ClickPay. NPCI has always been very thoughtful on the innovation front and comes up with new customer-friendly payment options. Looking forward to being a part of more such innovative projects from NPCI in future."
Also, Mr. Nilesh Kane, Chief Distribution (Mumbai Operations) Tata Power said, "This payment option will bring more convenience to 7+ lakh consumers of Tata Power (Mumbai) to pay their bills digitally with just the click of a button. This can help Tata Power to bring its customers from Offline realm to Online platform. We are thankful to NPCI for providing the opportunity to be a frontrunner utility.
Noopur Chaturvedi, CEO, NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. said, “We are glad to announce Tata Power as the first electricity Biller on ClickPay. We believe this partnership would benefit a large number of Tata Power customers in terms of seamless electricity bill payments. The customers now also have the liberty to pay their monthly power bill with a few clicks, without the hassle of visiting the bill payment centre. With a number of Billers lined up from various categories for NBBL ClickPay, we hope to provide yet another user-friendly and seamless recurring bill payments experience to the customers.”
About NPCI
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. An initiative of RBI and IBA under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, NPCI has changed the way payments are made in India through a bouquet of retail payment products such as Bharat BillPay, RuPay card, Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified Payments Interface (UPI), National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) and others. NPCI is focused on bringing innovations in the retail payment systems through use of technology and is relentlessly working to transform India into a digital economy. It is facilitating secure payments solutions with nationwide accessibility at minimal cost in furtherance of India’s aspiration to be a fully digital society.
About NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.
NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India. Came into effect from April 1, 2021, NBBL is growing rapidly on account of the ease and accessibility it offers to the customers and the one-stop solution to Billers for low-cost collections. The platform offers 20,000+ billers across multiple bank and non-bank channels.
For more information on NPCI, visit: https://www.npci.org.in/
For more information on NBBL, visit https://www.bharatbillpay.com/