Faqs Bhim Aadhaar Sbi
Faqs Bhim Aadhaar Sbi
Faqs Bhim Aadhaar Sbi
1. What is BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI
BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI is a digital payment acceptance solution from State Bank of India
which enables the SBI merchant to accept payments for goods/services using his
android smartphone and fingerprint reader from customers having Aadhaar seeded
bank accounts. The transaction will be interoperable in nature allowing any bank
customer to transact on BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI.
Transaction process
i. Merchant uses his PIN to login to the merchant App on his Android smartphone.
ii. The customer does not need anything except his Aadhaar number. For making
payment, customer selects bank from the drop-down menu where customer is
having his/her Aadhaar seeded account, enters his Aadhaar Number, enters mobile
number (optional) checks the bill amount and provides his/her biometric
credentials.
iii. The payment data and biometrics are sent to the FI gateway /NPCI/UIDAI server for
authentication.
iv. The debits/credits in the accounts of the customer and the merchant are put
through the core banking system.
Both the merchant and customer get the transaction SMS (if mobile number
available) after successful transaction and the funds are received by the merchant
real-time
3. What are the requirements for the merchant to start using BHIM-
Aadhaar-SBI?
The merchant needs to have the following to start using BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI:
Aadhaar seeded account with SBI.
Certified Biometric Reader with Micro USB / USB C-Type connector.
Android smartphone with Android version 4.2 or higher with internet connectivity
and OTG support for connecting biometric device.
Phone should be able to power the biometric reader; please check with supplier.
4. What are the charges for the merchants for using BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI?
Presently there are no charges for using BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI for the merchants. In case
any future charges will be applicable, the same will be advised to the merchants through
the app for their concurrence.
7. When will the merchant funds be credited to the merchant account for
BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI transactions?
The merchant funds will be credited real time to the merchant account linked at the
time of registration after successful completion of the transaction.
8. What does the merchant do in case the funds are not received for a
successful transaction?
The merchant needs to contact SBI helpdesk 1800112211 to lodge a complaint for non-
receipt of funds.