Paytm Launches ‘Receive Money QR Widget’ on Smartphone Home Screen
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Paytm Launches ‘Receive Money QR Widget’ on Smartphone Home Screen, for Influencers, Shopkeepers, Freelancers, and Small Businesses to Accept Payments on the Go. One 97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the brand Paytm launched the ‘Receive Money QR Widget’ for Android users. With this new innovative feature, users can quickly show the QR code for receiving money from their phone’s home screen, without opening the Paytm app first.
Paytm spokesperson said, “We are excited to introduce the ‘Receive Money Paytm QR Widget’ for Android users, making it easier and faster to collect payments directly from the smartphone home screen. Along with this, we have also introduced the coin-drop sound, providing an instantly recognizable alert when payments are received.

Here’s a simple step-by-step guide on how to use the ‘Paytm QR Widget’ for receiving money on Android:
- Open the Paytm app
- Tap on your profile icon in the top left to open the flyout menu
- Tap on the “Add QR to Homescreen” button below your QR code
- Upon confirming, the QR widget will be added to your phone’s home screen
- Once you close the Paytm app, you will see the QR widget on your home screen
- Now, you can simply show the QR widget to receive money instantly, without needing to open the Paytm app the next time you need to receive payments
- You will hear a coin-drop notification sound whenever someone makes a payment
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