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Option 1 : 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

  • Aadhaar Enabled Payments:
    • Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB): A payment can be made to a person’s bank account via his/her Aadhaar number, provided it is linked to his/her Aadhaar number. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
    • The government of India transfers benefits and subsidies directly to the beneficiaries’ bank account through APB.
  • Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS): AEPS is the platform in which a person can do basic banking transactions including withdrawal, deposit cash, fund transfer, etc., from his/her bank account at Micro-ATMs using biometric authentication. Hence, Statement 2 is NOT correct.
    • The bank is chosen by the resident as it is a resident present transaction.

  • Aadhaar Pay:
    • ​It is a merchant version of AEPS.
    • The Application works on a low-cost Android phone with a single finger bio-metric device.
    • It enables the merchant to take cashless payment from his customers. It was launched in 2017.
  • Pay to Aadhaar:
    • It is a facility available on the UPI platform integrated in the BHIM app.
    • It enables Person-to-Person (P2P) remittance using the Aadhaar number of the recipient as a financial address.
    • The receiving Aadhaar number should be linked with his/her Aadhaar number.
    • This was also launched in 2017.
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