Last Updated: January 18, 2023, 15:27 IST
Users can use any UPI-based app to make a cost by scanning the code.
The Soundpods are being constructed by Amazon-backed ToneTag, the report talked about.
Google is actively engaged on a Soundbox for the India market — much like the Paytm or PhonePe ones that you just see at your neighbourhood store which supplies a sound alert on the digital cost that has been made, media reviews stated on Tuesday.
The search big is piloting a soundbox of its personal within the nation to alert sellers of confirmations for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based funds, reviews TechCrunch.
The firm has branded them as ‘Soundpod by Google Pay’ and is presently distributing it as a pilot with some shopkeepers in north India, together with Delhi.
The Soundpods are being constructed by Amazon-backed ToneTag, the report talked about.
A Google spokesperson instructed IANS in an announcement that “We are experimenting with a number of totally different options to make digital funds extra handy and intuitive for customers and retailers”.
The ‘Soundpod by Google Pay’ is accompanied by a QR code of a service provider linked with their Google Pay for business account.
Users can use any UPI-based app to make a payment by scanning the code.
The UPI, ended 2022 on a high note, as the volume of transactions touched a record 7.82 billion in December, amounting to Rs 12.82 trillion, again a record high.
According to data by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the volume of transactions in December was up 7.12 per cent compared to November.
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