Digital payments firm MobiKwik today announced its partnership with IRCTC Rail connect app

Digital payments firm MobiKwik today announced its partnership with IRCTC Rail connect app, which will allow customers book railway tickets using the former's payment gateway.

Mobikwik's Payment Gateway currently powers payments for more than 3,000 ecommerce websites and apps.

The tie-up is aimed at simplifying payment systems by introducing MobiKwik s easy- to-use interface for all, which supports payment solution through channels like debit card, credit card, net Banking, ATM Cards and Wallets.

MobiKwik's chief business officer Vineet Singh said "Our association with IRCTC is another step to reach out and work towards our mission of digitalising the country. This association will help the passengers to pay for their tickets seamlessly and securely, within seconds.”

IRCTC app powers over 1-lakh tickets per day.

Mobikwik's payment gateway processes more than 100 million transactions a month with a secure platform that works with different levels of security encryption of all transactions, sensitive data storage with multiple levels of encryption API level security, the company said.

MobiKwik s has partnered with the IRCTC in the backdrop of a significant rise in cashless mode of transactions, especially after demonetisation.