PhonePe SmartSpeakers get a Bollywood twist! Merchants can now authenticate payments in Amitabh Bachchan's voice; here's how to do it

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Amitabh Bachchan's distinctive voice.

Initially available in Hindi and English, PhonePe has planned to extend this industry-first celebrity voice feature to other languages in the near future.

Vivek Lohcheb, Head of Offline Business at PhonePe, expressed his enthusiasm about this new feature in a press release, stating, «We are delighted to launch a unique celebrity voice feature for our SmartSpeaker for merchant partners across India. Mr. Bachchan’s voice has an instant and universal recall, and it resonates with millions of Indians across the country.»

«Being a popular Indian app used by one in four Indians, we believe this collaboration will further elevate the popularity of the PhonePe SmartSpeaker for merchants and customers alike,» added Lohcheb.

How To Use Amitabh Bachchan’s Voice?

• Open the PhonePe for Business App
• Go to the SmartSpeaker section on the home screen
• Under ‘My SmartSpeaker’, click on ‘SmartSpeaker Voice’
• Choose Bachchan’s voice in the preferred language
• Click on ‘Confirm’ to activate the voice
• The device gets rebooted with the updated language in Bachchan’s voice

The PhonePe SmartSpeakers offer voice payment notifications in multiple Indian languages, up to four days of battery life, dedicated data connectivity, a battery level LED indicator for easy monitoring, audio alerts for low battery levels, and a dedicated replay button for the last transaction.

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