Beacon India Bill Pay
The only way to directly pay Indian bills using Canadian dollars
Manage your responsibilities back home with ease – right from Canada’s only Indian bill payment app. No more juggling multiple logins, complicated online money transfers, or maintaining NRI accounts just to pay your bills.
With access to 21,000 bill types, Beacon ensures a fast, secure, and cost-effective way to handle every essential payment. From everyday expenses such as electricity and DTH bills to tricky payments like property taxes, municipal taxes, and housing society bills, we’ve got you covered.
Get rewarded for paying with Beacon
Get up to C$50 cashback on your first Indian bill payment.
Valid if you sign up for Beacon India Bill Pay before March 31st, 2025.
The old way
Paying utility bills through family and friends.
Maintaining an NRI bank account.
Paying annual fees and high FX costs to
transfer money
Using multiple apps for simple payments.
The Beacon way
Manage your Indian utility bills from Canada with ease
NRI bank account not needed
Real-time lowest FX costs
Single app for your Canadian and Indian payments
Gain peace of mind
Take care of family back home
Beacon makes it easy to take care of important expenses back home – whether it’s electricity bills, water bills, life and health insurance payments, or more – right from your phone.
In just a few taps, you can also pay postpaid mobile bills, landline bills, and internet bills instantly.
No more juggling multiple bank transfers or wire transfers. Beacon makes cross-border payments simple and stress-free, giving you and your family the peace of mind you deserve.
Pay loans from Canada using Canadian dollars
Pay your education fees and home repayments in India easily
All major banks and loan providers supported
Lowest FX fees for student fee and home repayment
Get notified automatically when bills are due
View bill due information in Canadian dollars
Get instant payment alerts from billers
Earn rewards
Get a $20 referral bonus
Beacon is a modern app purpose-built for immigrants in Canada. Refer a friend to Beacon’s India Bill Pay and earn a C$20 referral bonus! Help friends connect back home and get rewarded for every referral.
Customer testimonials
Read firsthand how Beacon is helping newcomers settle in Canada with ease
I use Beacon to pay a few bills for my parents in India. The process is incredibly smooth—it honestly feels like I am right there with them despite the distance.
Akshay
Ten years as a resident in Canada
There is no need to transfer funds from Canada to Indian banks just for making bill payments.
What I love the most is the peace of mind it brings—not just for me, but for my parents in India, who no longer have to worry about due dates or standing in queues.
Laxmi
New immigrant on PR
I was able to get the Indian bill amount and pay it in Canada in seconds.
It’s an absolute godsend of a service and allows me to take care of my family at home.
Ramanuj
Canadian citizen with family in India
FAQs
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Beacon keeps it simple with a small, transparent service fee and competitive FX rates based on the live rate when you make a payment. Fees can vary by bill amount—sometimes we even waive them for larger payments to reward our loyal users. No hidden costs, ever. You’ll see the full fee breakdown before you hit confirm. And for first-time users? Kick things off with exclusive perks, like $25 cashback on your first Indian bill payment!
Beacon supports a wide range of bills to make life easier for your family in India:rn• Electricity, water, and gas bills for your household needs.rn• School fees to ensure uninterrupted education for your children.rn• Insurance premiums and loan repayments for financial peace of mind.rnCurrently, regulatory restrictions do not allow prepaid phone bills to be paid internationally.
To pay India bills, your Beacon Money account needs funds. The fastest way to add money? Send an Interac e-transfer to your personalized auto-deposit email (find it under u0022Request Moneyu0022 in your account). You can also fund your account via direct deposit of your Canadian salary, an international wire transfer, or by transferring money from your Indian bank using Beacon Remit or other remittance services.
Yes, absolutely. You can make payments to a biller on behalf of family or friends.
After completing your first Indian bill payment with Beacon, your cashback will be deposited directly into your Beacon Money account within 30 business days following the end of the month in which the incentive was earned.
