GPay, also known as Google Pay, may soon start levying convenience fees up to Rs 3 when users recharge their prepaid mobile plans using the app.
Google Pay, popularly known as Gpay may soon start charging convenience fees up to Rs 3 for users who recharge their mobile prepaid plans on the platform.
While PayTM and other payment platforms like PhonePe already levy a convenience fee, Google Pay was preferred by many because it did not charge extra when making mobile recharge payments.
The new convenience fee was also spotted by the known tipster Mukul Sharma on X, following which other users started saying they were charged extra as well. He went on to share some more details about Google Pay’s latest change, which suggests that the app will not charge convenience fees for mobile plans that cost between Rs 100 and Rs 200.
Google Pay is now charging convenience fees for recharges
For recharge amounts of ₹1 to 100: no convenience fee
₹101 to 200: ₹1 convenience fee
₹201 to 300: ₹2
₹301 and above: ₹3#GooglePay pic.twitter.com/Mniubvnc9A— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) November 23, 2023
However, those opting for prepaid plans priced between Rs 201 to Rs 300 and Rs 301 and above might have to shell out convenience fees that amount to Rs 2 and Rs 3 respectively.
As it turns out, the new convenience fee seems to be limited to mobile recharges, as other transactions like electricity bill payments and FASTag recharges are not charging extra.
While Google may not have officially announced the new convenience fees, the tech giant had updated the Terms of Service for Google Pay on November 10, which may have introduced a new term named ‘Google Fees’ suggesting that the company might start charging extra for mobile recharges.
When we tried doing a mobile recharge on Google Pay, the convenience fee did not appear for us, hinting that Google might be rolling out the new fee changes in a phased manner. If you want to avoid the ‘convenience fees’, we suggest you recharge your mobile plan from your telecom operator’s app or website.
Source:indianexpress.com