PhonePe allows users to check for operational stores, home delivery of essentials

BENGALURU : Digital payments firm PhonePe has introduced new features to let its customers discover stores in their vicinity, that are operational and delivering home with the option of making remote, contactless payments.

The platform under the ‘Stores’ section has introduced two new filters ‘currently operational’ and ‘home delivery’. The ‘Stores’ section on the PhonePe app lists all local kiranas in the customer’s vicinity, as per their current location.

“We realised that customers want to know which shops are actually open and possibly delivering at home as they can’t really assume anymore. We have solved this by introducing two filters in the Stores section “currently operational” and “home delivery”. We keep this information updated as the situation is changing dynamically,” said Karthik Raghupathy, VP Strategy & Business Development, PhonePe.