Tata Teleservices subsidiary mRUPEE has tied up with IRCTC to provide payment gateway.
The agreement will allow users to benefit from one-tap payments for rail ticket bookings via mRUPEE wallet for travelers. Indian Railways carries more than 23 million passengers a day
IRCTC is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. The e-commerce portal holds record of over 13 lakh tickets booked in a day in April 2015. The portal sees approximately 4.5 to 5 lakhs bookings per day on an average.
“Our partnership with IRCTC adds to the tremendous reach of mRUPEE’s market,” said Pradeep K Sampath, chief operating officer for mRUPEE.
mRUPEE has recently tied up with SmartD, a lifestyle management platform, which helps consumers in Chennai to explore food every day.
Earlier, mRUPEE announced partnership with ICICI Bank to launch a recharge facility for Delhi Metro cards.
mRUPEE is present in 25 locations across the country with over 6,000 retail outlets and cover mobile technologies.