Google has integrated Google Tez with State Bank of India (SBI), allowing customers of India’s largest lender to transact directly from their bank accounts through the mobile payments app.
SBI is the first public sector bank to have partnered with Google Tez.
SBI customers can now create a unique UPI ID to carry out the transactions.
As of now, Google has partnered with 4 banks to allow users of Tez app to create their bank’s UPI handle and transact directly from their bank accounts on the app.
Other than SBI, the three other banks are HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank.
The government has been pushing the UPI platform to boost digital payments in India, to reduce use of cash.