FreeCharge Wallet records 1mn users within one week of customer rollout

BENGALURU: Digital recharge and utility payment provider FreeCharge has recorded 1 million customers. Customer rollout of the FreeCharge Wallet was initiated on September 25, 2015, and the company claims that this makes the wallet the first in the country to achieve the milestone within five days of customer rollout. The early use-cases observed are for utility bill payments like mobile recharge, electricity bill payments and online shopping.

Speaking about the achievement, Govind Rajan, Chief Operating Officer, FreeCharge and Chief Strategy Officer, Snapdeal said, “We have hit the 1 million mark, that too within a week of rollout. This is the fastest not just for wallets but for any digital product. This milestone is a testimony to the trust that consumers have on FreeCharge. Speed and security are two pillars of the consumer experience. With FreeCharge Wallet customers are able to make their transaction within 10 seconds. FreeCharge is compliant with leading industry standards like PCI DSS, making FreeCharge the quickest and most secure wallet.”

FreeCharge Wallet is powered by cutting edge technology. It is a flexible platform that leverages enabling technologies such as HCE, NFC, QR code and BLE to create a most intuitive consumer experience. We are focused on building habit commerce and through our focus on partnerships we believe that we will create the most compelling consumer experience.