Published 15:03 IST, September 2nd 2020
How to find VPA in Google Pay? Follow the guide to find your unique VPA in Google Pay
How to find VPA in Google Pay answered: Follow guide to view and change VPA. Also learn what VPA exactly is and what are its benefits to UPI payments.
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VPA stands for virtual payment dress. It helps identify an individual account and is unique to that specific account. VPAs are identities provided by UPI for account holder to receive and make transactions. An account holder can have any amount of VPAs with help of UPI.
UPI stands for Unified Payment Interface, and many popular applications use this service such as Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, etc. It is beneficial for account holder to kw ir VPAs and how to find VPA in Google Pay is a common doubt raised by many users.
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How to find VPA in Google Pay?
Here's how to view VPA in Google Pay:
Google Pay and or popular UPI payment applications carry out transactions with help of VPAs. Check out guide on how to find VPA in Google Pay below:
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- Open Google Pay application
- on your profile on top of home screen (circle with photo)
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- on Bank account option
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- Select account whose VPA is desired
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- Desired VPA can be found under 'UPI IDS' (VPA and UPI ID are same)
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How to change VPA in Google Pay?:
re might be situations wherein account holder might want to change ir UPI ID. Here's a guide on how to change your VPA in Google Pay:
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- Open Google Pay application
- on your profile on top right corner of home screen (circle with photo)
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- on bank accounts option
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- Select account whose VPA is to be changed
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- Select VPA that is to be used for bank account that will be used to make transactions
- '+'/ pencil sign next to UPI ID you want to use
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What is VPA?
VPA is a unique identity provided to every account holder for making and receiving payments It stands for 'virtual payment dress'. VPA is basically only details needed to carry out transactions. VPA can be formed through your mobile number, your email dress or even your name. VPAs need to be linked to a bank account to carry out transactions. UPI transactions don’t need IFSC code or bank account details to carry out transactions, just VPA ID.
re is also need to d a beneficiary or payee while registering, which can be cumbersome at times. VPA can also be sometimes referred as VPA ID or UPI ID. Transactions can be me at any time of day thanks to VPAs.
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15:03 IST, September 2nd 2020