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Paytm is one of india’s largest mobile payment and commerce platforms. Started in 2010 in Delhi/NCR, the online payment platform helps millions of Indians transfer money instantly that too at no cost. Since its inception, Paytm wallet has become a necessity of almost every smartphone holder due to the advantages it provides along with its seamless operations.
The online payment platform allows people to transfer money from their bank accounts to the Paytm wallet, which further can be used to pay bills at various places such as petrol pumps, departmental stores, restaurants, multiplexes, parking, hospitals and various other places where merchants provide the Paytm money transfer services. Paytm users can also use it to pay bills (mobile, gas, electricity and others) and book tickets (movie, train and others) among others.
The Paytm wallet is available on the website as well as in the form of mobile application. This gives users option to select the platform with which they are most comfortable. It also gives them freedom to access their Paytm wallet account and make transactions from anywhere and at any time.
Considering, there are over 20 crore people registered on Paytm, here’s a quick walk-through on how to use Paytm wallet.
Here is a step-by-step guide to help you add money on the Paytm wallet:
Once your transaction is successful, you will receive an order summary with a congratulatory message stating that the desired amount has been added to your Paytm wallet.
Paytm users can easily and conveniently pay or send money to their contacts or to the merchants who use Paytm services through their smartphones. There is no extra cost involved for any number of payments made through the Paytm app. The users can pay or send money using the app through two ways, which are given as follows:
Option 1: Scan QR Code
If you wish to pay or send money to anyone through Paytm, you can do it in two ways. One of the ways is by scanning the QR code displayed by the retailer. To learn to pay or send money through QR code, follow these steps:
Once your transaction is successful, you will receive an order summary with a congratulatory message stating that the desired amount has been paid.
Option 2: Mobile Number
The second and the easier way to send and pay money using Paytm Wallet is through the mobile number of the Paytm account holder. To do so, follow these steps:
Once your transaction is successful, you will receive an order summary with a congratulatory message stating that the desired amount has been paid.
To accept money using Paytm app, follow the steps given as below:
If you want people to send you money by scanning your QR code, ask the concerned person to scan your QR code. Tap on the ‘Show Paytm QR Code’ option, to show the concerned person your QR code. You can also take a screenshot of the QR code and send it via Whatsapp or e-mail to the concerned person. The sender on receiving the QR code can tap on the ‘Scan Paytm QR Code from Gallery’ option in their Paytm app and pay the requested amount instantly.
If you want to request money from your customers or a concerned person, tap on the ‘Accept Debit/Credit Card’ option. Enter the amount you’re requesting. Enter the concerned person’s mobile number. You may also enter description regarding the payment. Tap on the ‘Send Payment Request’ to proceed sending the payment request to the concerned person. The concerned person will receive the request on their smartphone and if the request is accepted or rejected will be notified to you instantly on your Paytm app.
Right now, you cannot accept money through UPI. But this facility is coming soon for the Paytm customers.
Also, the Paytm users can accept money either in their Paytm wallet or in their bank accounts. The money will get transferred instantly, if you choose the money to be transferred in your Paytm wallet. If you wish to receive money in your bank account then choose ‘Bank Account’ in the ‘Accept Payment’ option. Transferring money to your bank account, however, might take some hours.
The Paytm customers also have an option of transferring money from their Paytm account to their bank account. They can do so by following the some easy steps given below:
Once the transaction is initiated, you will receive a summary of your Paytm updated balance with a congratulatory message stating that the desired amount has been successfully transferred to your bank account. Transferring money from your Paytm account to your bank account may take up to seven days.
The Paytm customers can view the balance in their Paytm wallet anytime. They can even view their previous transactions on the app. To do so, the Paytm users just have to follow a few steps given below:
On the passbook page, you can see your Paytm balance as well as the previous transactions that you made using the app. The passbook shows you the transaction summary of the money that was paid and received through Paytm. The Paytm passbook also shows the transaction summary of the time when you had added money to the Paytm account.