billjunction.com, Keltron tie up for online payment

Aswathy V

THIRUVANANATHAPURAM: Bill Junction Payment Ltd., the e-commerce outfit of

ICICI Ltd. will extend its universal online payment system, electronic bill

presentation and payment (EBPP) to Thiruvananthapuram in association with public

sector Keltron. Gradually, a few more cities in Kerala will be included in the

online payment scheme.

An agreement was signed between Keltron and Bill Junction Payment Ltd. here

on Monday. The facility is currently available in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai,

Bangalore and Pune for presentation and payment of recurring bills including

utility bills, telephone bills, mobile phone bills, credit card bills, internet

renewals, insurance premium through the Internet. The service will be gradually

extended to cover all type of recurring payments like school fees, cable charges

etc. Application forms for registration are available on the website.

The main advantage of the scheme is that it can be availed by anyone who has

a bank account not necessarily at ICICI. The users need not have any computer or

internet connection and the service can be availed from browsing centers. This

will enable subscribers of utility services to avoid the cumbersome process of

remembering the date of each payment, going to bank, arranging cash and standing

in queues

Billjunction.com also provides email alters on presentation of bills,

predefined number of days before due date, debit of customers account and on

receiving payment. Details of payments made through the system can be archived

for one year online and for three years offline.

Among the major partners of Billjunction include BPL Mobile, Orange, BSES,

BEST, MSEB, MTNL, BSNL, Thane Municipal Corporation, Satyam, Rolta, Airtel,

Escotel, Essar, Karnataka Power Transmission Corp Metro Water, Indian Medical

Association etc.