Freecharge digital payments platform

Bangalore: FreeCharge, India’s fastest growing digital payments platform, has partnered with Jet Airways to offer secure, convenient and swift payment solution to travellers. Customers booking their flights and extras on Jet Plaines website can now pay for their ticket using the FreeCharge wallet. Jet Airways is India’s premier international airline which operates flights to 67 destinations, including domestic and overseas travel. Beyond India, the airline operates flights to key international destinations in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America.

Speaking on the partnership, Govind Rajan, CEO, FreeCharge, said, “Our alliance with Jet Airways is a significant step in further strengthening our presence in the travel & hospitality domain. The digital payments footprint in the country gets a major boost when leading online partners, like Jet Airways, give their users more and superior digital payment options. We are glad to make the travel experience of Jet Airways users seamless and faster with FreeCharge’s 10-second payments. It is our endeavor to continue enhancing the payments experience of customers and making the FreeCharge wallet an integral part of their daily life.”

Jayaraj Shanmugam, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said: “We are very excited to partner with FreeCharge and offer all our guests the convenience of e-cash. Consumers are now more connected than ever and new technologies are driving a change in their conversations, buying behavior and relationships with brands. Jet Airways understands that for companies to succeed today and in the future, they have to embark on a journey to understand who the connected consumer is and what is driving their behavior.  The FreeCharge Wallet service is another step in this journey, and demonstrates our continued commitment to the ‘Guest First’ philosophy. With the introduction of this service, Jet Airways has yet again raised the industry benchmark for customer experience.”

FreeCharge provides cashless payment options for all kinds of travel requirements. Users can book train tickets, meals and accommodation through irctc.co.in and can also book inter-city bus rides through redBus.in, Mybustickets.in and BusIndia.com. For daily commute within cities, FreeCharge is accepted by Meru Cabs, Kaali Peeli Taxis in Mumbai and thousands of local cabs across all major Indian cities. Thousands of commuters also pay for their daily commute with Mumbai Metro and at shuttl.com through their FreeCharge wallet. FreeCharge is also used extensively at cleartrip.com, goibibo.com, travelyaari.com to make hotel bookings and book flights and sight-seeing & adventure packages. FreeCharge is also accepted for bookings at all Oyo Rooms properties across the country at their app and at oyorooms.com.

About FreeCharge: 

FreeCharge is India’s fastest growing digital payments platform. Consumers across the country use FreeCharge to make prepaid, post-paid, DTH and Electricity bill payments for numerous utility service providers in addition to leading online and offline merchants.