Nagad, the mobile financial service unveiled a new service for electricity bill payment for its customers.
In addition to eliminating the hassle of paying prepaid meter electricity bills for the users, the service will enable customers to gain an extra profit for carrying out digital payments through Nagad, reads a press release.
Customers in selected areas across the country can now pay their Palli Bidyut prepaid bills using Nagad without any hassle.
Customers of the 12 Palli Bidyut Samiti in Savar, Keraniganj, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Manikganj, and Bhaluka will be able to pay their bills using the Nagad.
In addition, users can pay their electricity bill for free at their nearest Nagad uddokta point anytime.
To pay an electricity bill using the Nagad app, customers must first select 'Pay Bill' on the home screen of the Nagad app interface.
After selecting the "electricity" icon, users then have to click the "BREB" option.
Users will then be required to enter the bill amount as well as the meter number.
Finally, after entering the Nagad PIN, users need to hold the "tap" symbol to successfully make the payment.
Once the bill is paid, users will receive an SMS with a token number.
To complete the recharge, users must manually insert this token number into their digital meter.
Using Nagad, a customer can pay any amount of Palli Bidyut prepaid bill ranging from Tk50 up to an unlimited amount.
Speaking about the new service, Sheikh Aminur Rahman, chief marketing officer of Nagad said: “Nagad continuously tries to introduce new services to ease people’s lives as well as encourage them to adapt to the digital payment system. We believe that this new service will make it significantly easier for our users to pay their bills while sitting at home.”
