Till a few years ago, smartphones were used only for calling and messaging. But, since the use of internet has increased, it is also used for other purposes. In today’s time, smartphones are also used a lot for online payment. Most people use UPI for online payment. In such a situation, if our phone is lost or stolen, then it can be a big problem.
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If the phone is lost or stolen, there is a high risk of personal and banking details getting leaked. Anyone can misuse your UPI. But, do you know that if your phone is lost, then you can delete the UPI ID present in that phone sitting at home. Let us tell you its complete process.
Remove your information from Google Pay
If your phone is stolen or lost, then first of all you will have to delete your information from Google. For this, you have to call 18004190157 from another phone. Customer care has to be informed about the entire incident. The customer care officer will verify the details given by you and block the UPI ID from Google Pay.
Remove UPI ID from Phone Pay in this way
If you use UPI ID on Phone Pay, then to remove it from there, you will have to work on 02268727374 or 08068727374 number. After this, you will have to give complete information about the matter to the customer care officer. After your details are verified, the officer will block your UPI ID from Phone Pay.
Remove UPI ID from Paytm in this way
If you use UPI ID in Paytm, then to remove it from there, you will have to call on the helpline number 01204456456. Apart from this, you can go to Paytm’s website and click on the 24X7 help option and give your details. In this, you will also have to give a police report of the phone being lost. After this, your Paytm account will be temporarily blocked.