BHIM

BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is an Indian mobile payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Launched on 30 December 2016, it is intended to facilitate e-payments directly through banks and encourage cashless transactions. It was named after Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar.

BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
Developer(s)NPCI
Initial release30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
Operating system
Platform
Size26 MB
Available in20 languages
TypeMobile app
LicenseOpen source
Websitewww.bhimupi.org.in

The application supports all Indian banks which use UPI, which is built over the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) infrastructure and allows the user to instantly transfer money between 170 member banks of any two parties. It can be used on all mobile devices.

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