Priyal Tech

  Samsung is bringing its digital lending platform, ‘Samsung Finance+’ to the doorsteps of customers across India. The new service is part of the company’s plans to make it easier for people to buy Galaxy smartphones on monthly installments. The service is already available across 12,000 dealers in nearly 300 towns around the country, but customers had to walk-in at select dealerships to apply for a loan. To make use of the new service, folks wanting to buy a Samsung smartphone need to contact their nearby Samsung dealer, who will then send a Samsung rep to the prospective customer’s house. The Samsung rep will help the customer complete the application and KYC paperwork from the comfort of their own home. Once the loan application is approved, customers will get offers on various Galaxy smartphones. In a press release on Tuesday, Samsung described Finance+ as  “a unique and universally accessible digital lending platform that provides easy financing opportunity to consumers f...

Reliance Jio has reportedly started offering a new ‘Grace plan’ for prepaid users. The plan seems to be valid for 24 hours and apparently kicks in once your existing plan’s validity gets expired. As reported by  OnlyTech , the plan offers unlimited on-net (Jio-to-Jio) calls, which could be beneficial for customers to stay connected especially during these tough times. This new grace plan would help people who are not used to online recharge facilities gain a brief relaxation period within which they could recharge their plans. That said, do keep in mind that services will get terminated once the user crosses the allotted 24-hour timeframe. At the time of writing this article, Jio has not officially announced this new grace plan, which hints this could be part of a limited test. We could expect the telecom giant to make an official announcement if it has plans to keep this scheme alive at least until the ongoing pandemic situation settles. According to  OnlyTech , the grace pla...