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In the west, paying per purchase for Google Play Store transactions feels very fluid and natural. However, it’s a different fiscal landscape in India. There are over 1 billion mobile phone users in the nation, but when you stack that up against the 25 million active credit cards and 645 million debit cards, suddenly the digital transaction dilemma becomes clear. Google has previously tried to breathe life into the Play Store by distributing gift cards, but this has seen limited success. This week Idea Cellular, India’s third largest carrier, is partnering with Google to makecarrier-billed Google Play Store transactions a reality.
This setup will make app and in-app purchases instantly available to millions of users. The arrangement works for both prepaid and postpaid accounts. On prepaid accounts, transactions will be checked against the user’s available balance and deducted. Postpayers will see their Google Play Store transactions appear on their bill at the end of each cycle. Idea is already rolling out this functionality to its users, and subscribers should expect to have this option at their fingertips sometime this week.
This isn’t the first instance of Idea using carrier billing for digital transactions. The company previously partnered with Microsoft in 2014 to make this functionality accessible in the Windows Phone Store. It’s expected that Google will be interested in expanding carrier-billed transactions to other Indian carriers in the future.
http://www.androidauthority.com/india-google-play-store-carrier-billing-india-690550/
This setup will make app and in-app purchases instantly available to millions of users. The arrangement works for both prepaid and postpaid accounts. On prepaid accounts, transactions will be checked against the user’s available balance and deducted. Postpayers will see their Google Play Store transactions appear on their bill at the end of each cycle. Idea is already rolling out this functionality to its users, and subscribers should expect to have this option at their fingertips sometime this week.
This isn’t the first instance of Idea using carrier billing for digital transactions. The company previously partnered with Microsoft in 2014 to make this functionality accessible in the Windows Phone Store. It’s expected that Google will be interested in expanding carrier-billed transactions to other Indian carriers in the future.
http://www.androidauthority.com/india-google-play-store-carrier-billing-india-690550/