India's Reliance Jio Infocomm has announced a strategic partnership with ridesharing company Uber to enable Uber riders to pay for their rides using JioMoney mobile wallet offered by Reliance Payment Solutions.
JioMoney users will soon be able to request and pay for Uber rides from within the JioMoney app. Starting this week, Uber will gradually rollout the JioMoney payment option for its users across the country. This integration provides a hassle-free payment experience to Uber riders and will be an added avenue for digital transactions for JioMoney’s rapidly growing user-base across India.
As part of the partnership, JioMoney and Uber will offer exclusive incentives to every user paying for Uber rides through JioMoney.
The partnership will give a major boost to cash-free payments in India and provide mobility options to millions of Jio users, said Jio in a statement. Both companies will work together and explore various opportunities to progressively enrich and enhance the Digital Life experience of their users through complementary programmes.
Anirban S Mukherjee, Business Head, JioMoney
Jio aims to bring the benefits of evolving digital technologies to every Indian through an entire ecosystem that will allow Indians to live Digital Life to the fullest. JioMoney is an integral part of the Jio ecosystem and is fast emerging as a preferred option for digital transactions due to its ease of use, intuitive interface and growing acceptability.
Madhu Kannan, Chief Business Officer, India and Emerging Markets, Uber
We are delighted to partner with Reliance Jio to unlock synergies across two of the largest user bases in India. Digital payments have become part of our everyday lives and by integrating JioMoney as a payment option, our riders will have the ability to use a familiar and consistent payment experience.
