Google Pay will now offer FASTag in partnership with ICICI Bank: Here’s how it works

ICICI Bank has announced a partnership with Google, which will allow users to issue FASTag using Google Pay. Currently Google Pay users could recharge their FASTag on the app, but purchasing one directly from the Google app was not possible. The new partnership will now allow users to conveniently order, track, and recharge ICICI Bank FASTags from the app itself. The government has made January 1, 2021 as the new date for mandatorily adding FASTags to vehicles.

The announcement makes ICICI Bank the first bank to join hands with Google Pay for the issuance of FASTag. This will also add competition for Paytm, which currently issues FASTags from the app as well and is quite a popular choice for many customers.