Soon, pay bills through Twitter!

New York, Dec 27: Twitter users in India may soon be able to pay their bills though the micro-blogging site, the media reported. The company has announced a partnership with India-based start-up Lookup to eble users send a direct message to @lookuplite in order to book appointments, inquire about services and make transactions with businesses, Techcrunch reported. Lookup lets retailers and consumers chat with each other through direct messaging. It boasts of 1.2 million registered users despite listing merchants from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Currently, users can buy directly within the social network thorough Twitter’s ‘Buy’ button. In the new arrangement, orders and payments would be fulfilled separately and offline with Twitter simply facilitating the conversation. (IANS)