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PhonePe Launches UPI 123Pay: Internet-Free Digital Payments for Feature Phones

31 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

31 August 2026

Topic

technology

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

India

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 31 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

PhonePe has launched UPI 123Pay, a digital payments solution allowing feature phone users in India to transact without internet access, expanding financial inclusion beyond smartphones.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 5 sources have reported it.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

PhonePe's internet-free UPI payments open the mobile payments market to feature phone users, creating a fresh customer segment and forcing fintech providers to support non-smartphone users now.

◆ Coverage

5 sources · 31 Aug 2026

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Fintechupiphonepedigital-paymentsfeature-phonesfinancial-inclusion