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PhonePe Ties Up With Goibibo For Hotel Bookings

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PhonePe Ties Up With Goibibo For Hotel Bookings

The Bengaluru based Fin-Tech company PhonePe has tied up with online travel company Goibibo to allow its users to make hotel bookings from the app itself. It will provide a unified login and payments experience to over 100 million PhonePe users for the same purpose. According to the statement, the PhonePe app will have Goibibo’s microapp under the name ‘Hotels’ which will enable users to book domestic and international hotels. Users can also use their goCash balance to make these hotel bookings. #PhonePe welcomes @goibibo! Now make your hotel bookings directly from the PhonePe App & enjoy hassle-free bookings. Download the PhonePe App now : https://t.co/YvG5WrnJai pic.twitter.com/dSDQMbOs9c — PhonePe (@PhonePe_) June 20, 2018 “With this partnership, I...

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