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Google, Setu to allow users to open FDs on Google Pay

Monday 30 August 2021 15:13 CET | News

Google has partnered with fintech Setu to allow its users to open fixed deposits (FDs) through Google Pay, according to businesstoday.in

Initially, the FDs of Equitas Small Finance Bank will be offered for a period of one year carrying a maximum interest rate of 6.35%. Aadhaar-based KYC (know your customer) through a one-time password (OTP) will be a requisite for users to open the FDs, Mint has reported. Setu, which specialises in providing application programming interfaces (APIs), has already set up a beta version for the API.

The beta version of the API offers FDs of several tenors comprising 7-29 days, 30-45 days, 46-90 days, 91-180 days, 181-364 days, and 365 days, with interest rates varying from 3.5% for the shortest FD to 6.35% for the one year-FD. Google Pay, as per media reports, has 150 million active users in India.


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