Google integrates State Bank of India on its digital payment app Tez

Tez said that its long-term aspiration is to build a mutual platform by partnering with banks in India to enable payments to anyone

Google on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with State Bank of India (SBI), to focus on deeper integration for SBI customers on its digital payments app Tez. The app built on the Indian government-supported Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and SBI’s integration, allows Tez users to create a SBI UPI identity — @oksbi to make payments. 
 

“The purpose of this partnership is to collaborate on various digital initiatives such as SBI going live on Tez,” said P K Gupta, managing director (Retail & Digital Banking), SBI.   
 

“This strategic partnership goes beyond UPI. It will see us working together to drive