Tata Teleservices Ltd announced a tie-up with mChek whereby prepaid top-up and post paid bill payment services for Tata Indicom’s subscribers will be possible through the SMS channel.

Subscribers need to send an SMS “PAY TATA” to 59909 subsequent to which they will receive an automated call back on the phone to register their credit card and approve the transaction. As a security measure the transaction is approved only upon matching the 6-digit mChek PIN number which is not shared by anyone else.

Commenting on the launch, Zubin Jimmy Dubash, Additional Vice-President for Value Added Services, Tata Indicom, said, “At Tata Indicom, we have been constantly striving to provide convenient and easy-to-use services to our subscribers. The launch of this service is an example of our commitment to provide simplicity and control in the hands of our customers.”

Sanjay Swamy, Chief Executive Officer of mChek, said, “We are confident that mChek’s mobile payment platform will see a huge uptake among Tata Indicom subscribers, driven by the convenience of paying bills or re-charging pre-paid connections with just an SMS. Our association with Tata Indicom will help us extend our mobile payment solution to an additional 34 million subscribers across the country.”