IRCTC Clarifies On Payment Via Credit Cards, Debit Cards: 5 Things To Know

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is accepting payments via cards from all banks. This was said by the Ministry of Railways in a post on microblogging site Twitter. IRCTC is an arm of the Indian Railways. The railway ministry said: "No debit or credit card of any bank has been restricted by the IRCTC for acceptance on any of the gateway... Debit/Credit cards of all banks are accepted on any payment gateway. No truth in news of having blocked any card of any bank." The ministry was clarifying on media reports which said IRCTC had barred certain banks from using its payment gateway for debit card transactions.

IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is accepting payments via cards from all banks. This was said by the Ministry of Railways in a post on microblogging site Twitter. IRCTC is an arm of the Indian Railways. The railway ministry said: "No debit or credit card of any bank has been restricted by the IRCTC for acceptance on any of the gateway... Debit/Credit cards of all banks are accepted on any payment gateway. No truth in news of having blocked any card of any bank." The ministry was clarifying on media reports which said IRCTC had barred certain banks from using its payment gateway for debit card transactions.

Here are five things to know about IRCTC

IRCTC has seven gateways to accept digital payments. These are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Citi Bank, Axis Bank, Paytm, PayU and ITZ Cash. Payment gateway of American Express Bank is integrated for Amex Card and of Kotak Bank for accepting Rupay Cards. IRCTC also accepts international Debit/Credit cards through the payment gateway of M/s Atom, IRCTC said.

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