Netflix is now rolling out support for UPI Autopay payments in India. This will allow you to pay for your monthly subscription by using your UPI ID usually a name or phone number followed by “@” and your bank name or UPI provider.
For Example :
“2yodoindia@okaxis” is a (fictional) UPI ID.
The UPI Autopay feature will be first available on Netflix.com and Netflix’s Android app, with both new and returning members able to opt in.
If you’re already subscribed just to switch to UPI AutoPay then follow these steps :
- Go to the Account section
- Billing Details.
Before the rollout of UPI AutoPay, payments on Netflix in India were limit to supported credit and debit cards from Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Diners Club.
You can subscribe to Netflix via a partner, including the likes of Airtel, Jio, and Vi also.
UPI Autopay supports recurring transactions, means you won’t have to worry about manually making the payment every month.
Netflix might be getting ahead of the curve here with India’s central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set to impose new rules on recurring transactions from 1st October 2021, and storing of card details [PDF] from 1st January 2022.
Netflix did not refer to the RBI’s rules in its statement.
Gunjan Pradhan, Netflix India’s payments head Said :
“Our goal is to give members more freedom and control over their Netflix experience to watch their favourite stories whenever they want, all without ads,”
“We hope that adding UPI AutoPay to our existing payment options — credit and debit cards, as well as integrations with Airtel, Vi and Jio — will give our members even more flexibility.”
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