Paytm, one of India’s online mobile and DTH recharge service providers, today announced the launch of its mobile application for Nokia Lumia and Windows Phones, and the Nokia Asha Touch phones.
Paytm allows mobile, data card, DTH and even toll card recharges. It can be used for various utility bill payments like electricity and landline phone bill payments. It also allows booking bus tickets.
Commenting on the initiative Harinder Takhar, chief executive officer, Paytm said, “At Paytm we have always strived to create a smooth experience for our users irrespective of their choice of device and this initiative is yet another effort to extend the world-class experience Paytm is known for to Nokia Asha and Windows Phone devices.”
Joe Devassy, regional head, Developer Experience for India Middle East Africa, Nokia said “Mobile wallet apps have gained immense popularity amongst the smartphone and feature phone users in India. This is primarily because consumers are looking for convenient ways to buy tickets and pay their bills. We are very excited to partner with Paytm as through this partnership we are offering our Asha and Lumia consumers an ideal platform to recharge their phones and make payments while on the go. We look forward to Paytm support to provide great utility, accessibility and seamless experience to our consumers across price segments.”
Paytm has over 6 million satisfied users that enjoy the Paytm experience on web, sms, ivr, mobile site and mobile app. With the launch of these two apps, Paytm hopes to continue its leadership on these new platforms as the no. 1 utility App in the recharges and bill payments category.