If there is one event that has shaken the masses of the entire country in the recent times, it’s the demonetization move that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8th 2016. Following the announcement of demonetization people had to form long queues at banks and ATMs to withdraw money, deposit money or exchange notes. However, Vodafone India has tried to make things easier by letting the Vodafone M-Pesa customers withdraw cash from relevant outlets across the country.
What is M-Pesa?
M-Pesa is a money transfer service through which users can transact in an easy and convenient way from their mobile phone. With M-Pesa, mobile users can not only send and withdraw money but also make utility bill payments, do DTH recharging and get Vodafone mobile recharge done instantly without paying cash.
Formation of M-Pesa and its other features – Vodafone top up
Vodafone M-Pesa Limited (VMPL) launched M-Pesa in collaboration with ICICI bank in November 2011 and aims to rollout the service throughout India. Users have to initially sign up with a payment of INR 100 from which INR 25 will be credited back to their account. M-Pesa transactions are chargeable for money transfer services and DTH and prepaid Vodafone mobile recharge services through M-Pesa are free.
Vodafone’s M-Pesa Cash Withdrawal Services following the Demonetization move
As per the new ‘Cash-Out’ facility by Vodafone, the company’s M-Pesa customers will now be able to withdraw cash from any of the 1,20,000 Vodafone M-Pesa outlets across the country. This service has been introduced to help customers skip over long and tiring queues at banks and ATMs.
The Business Head of Vodafone M-Pesa, Suresh Sethi mentioned “Vodafone M-Pesa customers do not need to stand in long queues outside ATMs and bank branches for cash. Our customers can visit any of the M-Pesa outlets and use the cash out feature to withdraw cash from their digital wallet at their convenience.” He also added that the digital wallet can be loaded through debit or credit cards or even Net banking at zero cost and the same amount could be easily used to shop online, pay bills and transfer money to relatives and friends besides getting Vodafone mobile top up done.
Vodafone M-Pesa App
The M-Pesa app is a mobile phone utility application that can be downloaded by Vodafone as well as non-Vodafone users on their mobile phone. Available on Google Play store and Apple App store for everyone, the app is designed for quicker online transactions.
To top up your Vodafone prepaid mobile at lightning speed, you can choose JRI or JustRechargeIt.com as your quick provider of online mobile top up. Subscribers can store up to 10 numbers into each of prepaid mobile, DTH and Data card categories and top up whenever they need by just tapping a few buttons on their mobile. The JRI app is a user-friendly app that can be downloaded and installed on your Android and iOS supported device. You can make quick use of Repeat-A-Recharge and Schedule-A-Recharge functions for automatic and convenient recharging that is funded by JRI card, a smart and secure wallet in the cloud.
