New Delhi: Indian e-commerce major Flipkart on Wednesday said it has partnered with payments solutions company BillDesk to expand its digital payments offering with five new categories.

The expansion includes recharge and bill payment categories including Fastag, DTH recharge, landline, broadband and mobile postpaid bill payments on the Flipkart app.

The domestic market has partnered with BillDesk to help integrate new services with the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

The new services are in addition to the existing electricity bill payment and mobile prepaid recharge options.

“We have diversified our selection of services in line with Flipkart’s vision to simplify the digital payments journey for customers and advance the government’s vision of a cashless economy.

Gaurav Arora, Vice President, Payments and SuperCoins, said, “From purchasing their favorite products to fulfilling their digital payment needs, this growth has created a new platform for customers to fulfill all their needs in a secure and seamless manner anytime, anywhere. A new platform has been prepared for. We have created a one-stop destination for On Flipkart.

In March this year, the Bengaluru-based firm, in partnership with Axis Bank, launched its UPI handle @fkaxis for online and offline merchant transactions within and outside the Flipkart marketplace.