Go Cashless: An app to pay your domestic helpers

Demonetisation woes may have slightly eased for those who have switched to cashless payments but it still spells uncertainty for the unorganized sector that deals predominantly in cash.

For example, domestic helpers are worried about how they are going to be paid at the end of the month. A Mumbai-based company has the solution to this.

All you need to do is register your domestic help on the app, complete registration formalities and you are all set to go cashless when it comes to paying them for services.

SERV’D brings together service providers (maids, cooks, drivers, nannies and may more) and service consumers (people who avail the services of this segment) on a common platform where everything from managing attendance to the payment of salaries and establishment of credit history is taken care of, digitally.

“SERV’D is not just servicing a short-term requirement of going cashless in the light of the recent demonetisation move. By being on the platform, service providers will be able to establish a history and subsequently access institutional credit for a variety of purposes – education/marriages of children, insurance, mediclaims etc. Our long-term vision is to ensure financial inclusion of those in the unorganized sector by bringing them under the ambit of the organized,” says Jatin Agarwal, Co-founder, SERV’D.

Through SERV’D payments to service providers can be done using credit/debit cards or net banking. Thus helping service consumers go cashless at a critical juncture while ensuring service providers are paid their due in time.

The app is available on both iOS and Android platforms.