How to Send or Receive Money Using UPI?

Send money through UPI.

Please watch this video or follow the below steps to make payment.

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    Scan and Pay

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    Use phone number to pay

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    Account details or IFSC details to pay

Scan and Pay using UPI

Follow the below steps to just scan and pay using UPI

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    Log in to UPI account on BHIM/ PhonePe app

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    Select the ‘Make payment’ option

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    Enter virtual ID/scan a code of the person you want to pay

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    Enter the amount you would like to send

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    Enter your UPI PIN to verify that it’s you who’s making the payment

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    You’ll receive a confirmation message from the bank

Pay Using Phone Number

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    Open the BHIM UPI app

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    Input your password to open the app

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    Open right corner of the screen – click on send money

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    Click on contact

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    Allow permission to access contacts

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    Choose the contact you want to transfer money to

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    Recheck the name of the person, add amount you want to transfer, add remark that is why you sending money

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    Click on Confirm

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    Recheck the details again and click on send

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    Enter your 6 digit UPI PIN and money will be send once authenticated using OTP.

Pay using Account details or IFSC code

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    Open the BHIM UPI app

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    Input your password to open the app

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    Open right corner of the screen – click on send money

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    Click on AC/IFSC

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    Choose bank from the list

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    Add IFSC code, beneficiary name, account number twice. (as the payee to share these details with you) and click confirm

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    Add amount you want to send, check details, add remark of why you sending money and click on confirm

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    Re-confirm details and click on send

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    Enter your 6 digit UPI pin and money will be sent after authenticating by OTP.

How to Receive money through UPI with these steps

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    Log in to your UPI account on BHIM/PhonePe app

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    Select the‘ Request a payment’ option

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    Enter the virtual ID of the person you want to request money from or choose from contacts

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    Enter the amount you would like to request

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    The screen will display a confirmation message.  Select “Confirm” to accept the details you had entered in the previous steps are correct

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    The payer whose details were entered will receive a message on their phone

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    The payer accepts or denies your payment request on their phone screen

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    When the payer accepts your request, they will enter their UPI PIN on their phone and complete the transaction

Quiz

Let us do this activity to see if you have learnt how to use UPI

Continue reading to know more about how you can use UPI for online purchase

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