MobiKwik ties up with IRCTC Rail connect App

NEW DELHI: Mobile wallet major MobiKwik today announced its association with IRCTC Rail connect app under which users can now pay through its Payment Gateway, while booking their tickets on IRCTC. IRCTC app powers over 1 lakh tickets per day.

The aim is to simplify payment systems by introducing MobiKwik’s easy- to-use interface for all. It supports payment solution through channels like Debit card, Credit card, Net Banking, ATM Cards and Wallets.

MobiKwik’s tie up with IRCTC comes against the backdrop of a significant rise in cashless mode of transactions especially after demonetisation. During this financial year alone, 17% of total tickets, both reserved and unreserved, were booked through various cashless modes of payment. Mobikwik's Payment Gateway currently powers payments for more than 3000 ecommerce websites and apps.

Mobikwik's Payment gateway processes more than 100 million transactions a month. It is a secure platform that works with different levels of security— Encryption of all Transactions, Sensitive Data Storage with multiple levels of Encryption API Level Security.

The Payment Gateway also powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application, merging several banking features, seamless fund routing and merchant payments under one hood. Some of the other additional features supported by MobiKwik's Payment Gateway offers ensuring a high conversion rates on mobile by providing mobile friendly checkout pages, optimized for 2G and slow network.

Announcing the association, Vineet Singh, Chief Business Officer of MobiKwik said “MobiKwik is privileged to support a cashless India and urges people to transact with wallets and digital money as much as possible. Our association with IRCTC is another step to reach out and work towards our mission of digitalizing the country. This association will help the passengers to pay for their tickets seamlessly and securely, within seconds.”