Hike messenger has tied up with Airtel Payments Bank to power its wallet. The tie-up will mean that 100 million users of hike can access Airtel Payments Bank services which include merchant and utility payments and also tap into its KYC infrastructure. This will help Hike users have uninterrupted services when RBI’s new KYC guidelines kick by 31st December. The new guidelines will allow interoperability (allowing customers to move money between different wallets of companies and banks through UPI) and also introduce stricter KYC norms.