New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Users in India can now make digital payments through feature phones without requiring an internet connection, as digital payments company PhonePe has launched UPI payments for feature phone users, according to the company's release.

The new service, PhonePe UPI 123Pay, enables feature phone users to send money, make merchant payments and access other UPI services even without mobile internet, PhonePe said.

The company said the service makes it the first major third-party application provider (TPAP) to extend UPI payments to India's more than 200 million feature phone users, taking digital payments beyond smartphone users.

PhonePe UPI 123Pay will come pre-installed on feature phones manufactured by Nokia, HMD, Lava...