From UPI limits to WhatsApp support, key rule changes effective from January 1, 2025
1 week ago

From UPI limits to WhatsApp support, key rule changes effective from January 1, 2025

India TV News  

With the start of the New Year 2025, several significant changes have been implemented by TRAI on digital payments, WhatsApp and Amazon Prime. While the Reserve Bank of India has introduced a user-friendly update for UPI payments, WhatsApp and Amazon Prime users will be facing new limitations. For smartphone users, the daily transaction cap remains at Rs 1 lakh, while essential services like hospital payments enjoy an extended limit of up to Rs 5 lakh. Amazon Prime video device limit introduced Amazon Prime Video has imposed new restrictions on simultaneous device usage.

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WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India
Top News
6 days, 11 hours ago

WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Payments Corporation of India has lifted the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay. “National Payments Corporation of India has removed the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, with immediate effect. With this development, WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base in India,” NPCI said in a press release. NPCI had imposed …

NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps for another two years till 2026
6 days, 12 hours ago

NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps for another two years till 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a relief to major players like PhonePe and Google Pay, NPCI has extended the deadline for implementing a 30 per cent volume cap on third-party Unified Payments Interface apps by another two years till December 31, 2026.This is the third time that the NPCI has extended the deadline. "Considering various factors, the timeline for compliance of existing …

India pushes UPI market cap deadline to 2026
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6 days, 18 hours ago

India pushes UPI market cap deadline to 2026

India Today  

In a big move, the National Payments Corporation of India has decided to delay the implementation of market share caps for Unified Payments Interface payment apps by two years, pushing the deadline to December 2026. The NPCI had initially proposed a cap in 2020, aiming to limit any single UPI payment app to a 30 per cent market share. However, …

Paytm shares drop 4% after NPCI extends deadline for UPI market share cap until 2026
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1 week ago

Paytm shares drop 4% after NPCI extends deadline for UPI market share cap until 2026

Live Mint  

Paytm shares fell by nearly 4 per cent to ₹976.5 on the BSE on Wednesday's trading session after the National Payments Corporation of India extended the deadline for UPI providers to comply with its 30 per cent market share cap by an additional two years, now set for December 31, 2026. This delay will provide short-term relief to Walmart-owned PhonePe …

NPCI extends 30% UPI market share deadline for 3rd party apps to end 2026
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1 week ago

NPCI extends 30% UPI market share deadline for 3rd party apps to end 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

In a big relief to Google Pay and Walmart-owned PhonePe, the National Payments Corporation of India has extended the deadline for Unified Payments Interface providers to adhere to its 30% market share limit by two more years, until December 31, 2026. In another development, NPCI has lifted the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, allowing it to extend UPI …

WhatsApp allowed to expand reach: All users now eligible for using UPI payments
1 week ago

WhatsApp allowed to expand reach: All users now eligible for using UPI payments

India TV News  

Great news for WhatsApp users! The National Payments Corporation of India has recently removed restrictions on how many users can sign up for WhatsApp Pay. A deadline has been set for December 31, 2024, and should this deadline not be extended, starting January 1, users will be permitted to make payments of up to Rs 10,000 per day via UPI123Pay, …

WhatsApp Pay's UPI services to cover all Indian users. Check details
1 week ago

WhatsApp Pay's UPI services to cover all Indian users. Check details

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay, the payment feature of the popular messaging platform, has been given the green light to extend its Unified Payments Interface services to all its users in India. In a press release, NPCI announced, "National Payments Corporation of India has removed the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, with immediate effect. With this development, WhatsApp Pay can now …

WhatsApp UPI: NPCI removes user onboarding restriction limits, company aims to hike user base
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1 week, 1 day ago

WhatsApp UPI: NPCI removes user onboarding restriction limits, company aims to hike user base

Live Mint  

India's digital payments regulator, the National Payments Corporation of India, has removed its earlier onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, a third-party payments app provider, reported the news portal the Economic Times on Tuesday, December 31. WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base in India without any restrictions, as per the news report. “The removal of …

Government lifts 100 million cap on WhatsApp Payment, allowing Meta to rollout service to all users in India
1 week, 1 day ago

Government lifts 100 million cap on WhatsApp Payment, allowing Meta to rollout service to all users in India

India Today  

India is home to WhatsApp’s largest user base of over 500 million people. The government, on Tuesday, has removed restrictions on the app’s payments service, WhatsApp Payment, which is a major win for parent company Meta. Initially capped at 40 million users in 2020 and later extended to 100 million in 2022, the cautious approach by NPCI reflected concerns over …

RBI introduces new regulations for UPI apps starting January 1, Google Pay and PhonePe rejoice
1 week, 2 days ago

RBI introduces new regulations for UPI apps starting January 1, Google Pay and PhonePe rejoice

India TV News  

Starting January 1, 2025, significant changes are coming for those making UPI payments. A deadline was set for December 31, 2024, and if this deadline isn't extended, starting January 1, users will be able to make payments of up to Rs 10,000 per day through UPI123Pay, up from the previous limit of Rs 5,000. However, the transaction limit for smartphone …

WhatsApp to stop working on older phones, including some samsung Galaxy models, after December 31
2 weeks, 2 days ago

WhatsApp to stop working on older phones, including some samsung Galaxy models, after December 31

India TV News  

WhatsApp boasts over two billion users worldwide and continually rolls out updates to enhance security and improve user experience. This primarily affects devices running older versions of Android, such as Android KitKat—first released in 2013—and even earlier operating systems. Older operating systems often lack the necessary capabilities for these advanced features and can also present security vulnerabilities. Samsung: Galaxy S3, …

WhatsApp to Stop-supporting THESE iPhones models by May 2025: List
1 month ago

WhatsApp to Stop-supporting THESE iPhones models by May 2025: List

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned social media platform has announced that it will discontinue support for certain older iPhone models starting May 5, 2025. iPhones unable to upgrade beyond iOS 12.5.7, including the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, will lose access to the messaging platform. These older devices, released nearly a decade ago, cannot support the advanced technologies required …

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. People shopping on WhatsApp could also pay using popular services like Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Paytm and Walmart’s PhonePe but only after …

Watch Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar for free with Jio and Airtel: Know-how
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar for free with Jio and Airtel: Know-how

India TV News  

The telecom companies like Airtel and Jio have come up with new recharge plans for users, which comes bundled with selected OTT platform like Prime Videos, Disney+ Hotstar and Netflix for a year long. Image Source : FILENetflix In this article, we will be letting you know about the recharge plans which will offer unlimited free calling, and unlimited data …

WhatsApp bans 23 lakh bad accounts from India and here is the reason
2 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp bans 23 lakh bad accounts from India and here is the reason

India TV News  

WhatsApp has announced bans of around 23 lakh Indian accounts in August 2022. The instant messaging platform, which has around 500 million users in India received around 598 complaint reports in August in India, and the records "actioned" were 27. Under the upgraded IT Rules 2021, major digital and social media platforms, with an excess of five million users, have …

WhatsApp starts rolling out stable version of multi-device feature
2 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp starts rolling out stable version of multi-device feature

India Today  

About eight months ago, WhatsApp offered early access to multi-device support on WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS. The multi-device feature lets users access four devices at the same time. WhatsApp had previously revealed that ever since it had rolled out the beta version of the multi-device feature, it had witnessed an increase in people accessing"the feature directly through the …

WhatsApp bans 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January
2 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp bans 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January

Live Mint  

WhatsApp, instant messaging platform, banned 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January following complaints received from users through its grievances division, according to a monthly report published on Tuesday. Meta-owned messaging app received grievances against 495 Indian accounts which appealed to ban 285 accounts, out of which 24 were banned. It said the data shared highlights the number of Indian accounts …

WhatsApp empowers 500 villages in India with access to digital payments
3 years ago

WhatsApp empowers 500 villages in India with access to digital payments

Hindustan Times  

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp announced on Wednesday the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’, its pilot program of empowering 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra with access to digital payments through ‘payments on WhatsApp’. We have started this pilot programme in 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra as part of our mission to take on board the next 500 million into the digital …

WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh accounts in India in a month, reveals first intermediary guidelines report
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh accounts in India in a month, reveals first intermediary guidelines report

India Today  

WhatsApp on Thursday published its first intermediary guidelines report in compliance with the new Information Technology Rules, 2021. The Facebook-owned messaging app revealed that it banned over 29 lakh accounts between May 15 - June 15, 2021. As per the first intermediary guidelines report, the messaging app received 70 requests for account support and 204 ban appeals, of which the …

WhatsApp appoints ex-Amazon executive to head India payments division
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp appoints ex-Amazon executive to head India payments division

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Monday it has hired Manesh Mahatme to head the payments division in India. WhatsApp Pay received approval to operate from the National Payments Corporation of India last November. At present, Google Pay, Walmart’s PhonePe and Paytm capture majority of the UPI market share "We are excited to have Manesh join our WhatsApp India team. Manesh has been …

WhatsApp extends the deadline to accept new terms of service to June 19 in some countries
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp extends the deadline to accept new terms of service to June 19 in some countries

India Today  

WhatsApp has extended the deadline of its privacy policy for some countries to June 19, 2021. WhatsApp had previously kept February 8 as the deadline for users all over the world to accept the new terms of service, which got extended to May 15 after severe backlash and criticism. Earlier this month, Germany’s lead data protection regulator had called WhatsApp’s …

WhatsApp rival tests cryptocurrency payments
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp rival tests cryptocurrency payments

The Hindu  

Messaging app Signal said it has rolled out the beta build for digital currency payments on its platform. The WhatsApp rival said it is testing the feature with MobileCoin in the U.K. Signal Foundation's co-founder Moxie Marlinspike has been an advisor to the crypto exchange since 2017, according to a Wired report. Signal Payments will link MobileCoin wallet to the …

Supreme Court Seeks WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Pay, Amazon Pay Response On Plea Seeking Data Protection On UPI Platforms
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Seeks WhatsApp, Facebook, Google Pay, Amazon Pay Response On Plea Seeking Data Protection On UPI Platforms

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of WhatsApp India, Facebook, Google Pay, Amazon Pay and the Union Government on a plea seeking directions to ensure that data collected by Unified Payment Interface platforms is not shared with parent company or any other third party under any circumstances.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India issued the direction …

WhatsApp Could Be Adding These Cool Features Soon: Multi Device Support, Calls From Your PC And More
4 years ago

WhatsApp Could Be Adding These Cool Features Soon: Multi Device Support, Calls From Your PC And More

News 18  

Last year was great for WhatsApp users. The app added a lot of cool new features including WhatsApp Payments, forever mute for WhatsApp Groups, the much-awaited dark mode, expended WhatsApp Group Video and Voice calls as well as Disappearing Messages. According to research firm Statista, as of October 2020, WhatsApp has 2 billion active global users, with Facebook Messenger in …

Digital Payments Got A Big Push In India This Year And That Included UPI And Credit Cards
4 years ago

Digital Payments Got A Big Push In India This Year And That Included UPI And Credit Cards

News 18  

The year 2020, because of the circumstances as they unfolded, gave digital payments the sort of push that couldn’t have been expected in just less than 12 months. Around the same time, digital payments platform PhonePe confirmed that they had now crossed the 250 million user mark, with 100 million monthly active users and clocked 2.3 billion app session in …

WhatsApp Payments Is Now Live With SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank And Axis Bank For UPI Payments
4 years ago

WhatsApp Payments Is Now Live With SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank And Axis Bank For UPI Payments

News 18  

WhatsApp Payments feature is now available to up to 20 million users in India for enabling UPI payments. The Facebook owned WhatsApp platform confirms that WhatsApp Payments are now Live with State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, and will enable the National Payments Corporation of India’s Unified Payment Interface system for users to make payments, …

WhatsApp will stop working on some iPhones and Android devices from January 1, here is the list
4 years ago

WhatsApp will stop working on some iPhones and Android devices from January 1, here is the list

India Today  

Come 2021, WhatsApp will end support for some iPhones and Android devices. Now do not fret already, the messaging app will stop working on older iPhones and Android devices and not the new phones. If reports are to be trusted, WhatsApp will not function on devices that are not running iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 operating systems. WhatsApp had partnered …

Petitioner Cites Pegasus Issue In Supreme Court To Argue Against Allowing WhatsApp Payment Services
4 years ago

Petitioner Cites Pegasus Issue In Supreme Court To Argue Against Allowing WhatsApp Payment Services

Live Law  

The controversy regarding snooping of WhatsApp users using Israeli spy software 'Pegasus' found a mention in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.The 'Pegasus-Whatsapp' issue was referred to by Senior Advocate Krishnan Venugopal to argue that the system of WhatsApp was not secure and reliable so as to allow it to launch payment services.Venugopal was appearing for Binoy Viswam, Rajya Sabha MP. …

WhatsApp Pay is Finally Live for Indian Users and Twitter is Paying Back With Hilarious Memes
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Pay is Finally Live for Indian Users and Twitter is Paying Back With Hilarious Memes

News 18  

The face of digital payments and other transactions is constantly evolving and adding to that, WhatsApp Pay has also rolling out its services for iPhone and Android users in India, meaning now one can now use the messaging application for monetary transactions like other such applications. While WhatsApp Pay had been available to some users for an extended trial period …

WhatsApp Pay now live in India: Link these 5 bank accounts to use service
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Pay now live in India: Link these 5 bank accounts to use service

Live Mint  

With over 400 million users, WhatsApp has received the National Payments Corporation of India's approval to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in a graded manner. However, the UPI payments service will reportedly be rolled out to 2 crore WhatsApp users initially while the Facebook-owned messaging app has more than 40 crore users in the country. 5 banks WhatsApp has partnered with …

EXPLAINED: UPI Transaction Cap For Google Pay, WhatsApp Pay, PhonePe And Others, But Should You Worry?
4 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINED: UPI Transaction Cap For Google Pay, WhatsApp Pay, PhonePe And Others, But Should You Worry?

News 18  

The digital payments space in India, specifically the UPI payments services, is about to undergo a major shakeup. At this time, PhonePe and Google Pay will be the most impacted, since both players are completing closely with each other with around 40% each of the total UPI transactions. According to the data by the National Payments Corporation of India, the …

WhatsApp Payments gets a nod to allow users make UPI-based payments in India: How to use on Android, iOS?
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Payments gets a nod to allow users make UPI-based payments in India: How to use on Android, iOS?

India TV News  

After a two-year wait, WhatsApp has finally been allowed to start rolling out its payments service -- WhatsApp Payments -- in India. On IOS, head to the Settings option and select the 'Payments' option In both cases, tap the 'New Payment' option and then the 'Accept and Continue' option Following this, add your bank from the list that pops up, …

WhatsApp starts UPI payments service in India from today
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp starts UPI payments service in India from today

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has started its payments service in India on Friday, the messaging app said in a blog post. WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with more than 400 million users, had been running a peer-to-peer payments service with limited users for over two years, awaiting regulatory approvals. WhatsApp said it had partnered with five Indian banks, ICICI Bank, …

WhatsApp gets NPCI green signal to launch UPI payment
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp gets NPCI green signal to launch UPI payment

Live Mint  

The National Payments Corporation of India has given its approval to WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in a graded manner. NPCI has given approval for WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in the multi-bank model after the data localisation requirements have been met. WhatsApp can expand its UPI user base in a graded manner starting with a maximum registered …

No Permission Granted To Whatsapp For Full Scale Operations On UPI System : RBI Tells SC [Read Reply]
4 years, 5 months ago

No Permission Granted To Whatsapp For Full Scale Operations On UPI System : RBI Tells SC [Read Reply]

Live Law  

The Reserve Bank of India has told the Supreme Court that it has not granted permission to Whatsapp to go live for full-scale operations on Unified Payments Interface system.The RBI further told that it "concerned that WhatsApp was storing some payment data elements outside India beyond the permitted timelines indicated in the circular and the Frequently Asked Questions on 'Storage. …

WhatsApp assures SC that it will not go ahead with the payment service without complying with Indian regulations
4 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp assures SC that it will not go ahead with the payment service without complying with Indian regulations

Firstpost  

Earlier, WhatsApp had told the apex court that it is conducting a trial run of its payment service. WhatsApp Inc told the Supreme Court Wednesday that it will not go ahead with the payment service scheme without complying with all the regulations that are in force in India. The plea, filed by Delhi-based think tank Good Governance Chambers, said that …

WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from February 1, 2020: Check out the list
4 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from February 1, 2020: Check out the list

India Today  

The most favoured messaging app, WhatsApp might become a thing of past for many users across a globe as the company recently issued a statement warning the users that they would end support for some android and ios devices. Currently, the messaging app supports Android devices running OS 4.0.3+ and iOS devices running iOS 9+ and phones running KaiOS 2.5.1+, …

WhatsApp confirms no users were impacted by new vulnerability
5 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp confirms no users were impacted by new vulnerability

Live Mint  

The India Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a vulnerability note for WhatsApp users. The outcome of the vulnerability is similar to that of the recent Pegasus exploit, which allowed hackers to infiltrate and gain control over a user’s phone by simply placing a missed call. WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.19.274 WhatsApp for iOS prior 2.19.100 WhatsApp Enterprise Client …

WhatsApp Pay may be delayed as govt flags risk to payments via social media apps
5 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Pay may be delayed as govt flags risk to payments via social media apps

Firstpost  

This comes days after Zuckerberg announced that there will soon be “positive news” about the service’s launch. In light of the discovery of the Pegasus spyware and the mechanism by which it spread, the Indian government has reached out to the Reserve Bank of India and the National Payments Corporation of India over the risk of payments made through social …

Like Google Pay, you may use WhatsApp payment service in two months
5 years, 2 months ago

Like Google Pay, you may use WhatsApp payment service in two months

India TV News  

Facebook-owned instant messaging giant WhatsApp will be compliant with data localisation norms over the next two months, post which it can roll out its much-delayed payments service, says the National Payments Corporation. Even after the launch of WhatsApp's payments service, it will take at least two years to reduce the cash dominance in the economy as the user base of …

Supreme Court asks RBI to confirm WhatsApp's compliance with local data rules
5 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court asks RBI to confirm WhatsApp's compliance with local data rules

Live Mint  

India's top court has given the central bank six weeks to report on whether WhatsApp had complied with data localisation norms as the Facebook-owned messenger gears up to launch a payments service in the country, a person involved in the matter said. Foreign payment companies were caught off guard last year by the Reserve Bank of India's directive that said …

WhatsApp to roll out payments feature in India this year
5 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp to roll out payments feature in India this year

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: WhatsApp will roll out its payments service in India this year following a year-long pilot, its global chief Will Cathcart has said, as the Facebook-owned messaging giant taps an upsurge in digital payments in its dominant market. "It's a regulatory approval question in India at this point," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday on the company's earnings conference …

WhatsApp Payments may launch in India around September
5 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Payments may launch in India around September

India Today  

WhatsApp introduced its Unified Payments Interface -based money transferring platform - WhatsApp Payments - with a limited user base of about 1 million users last February. However, things have started clearing out and now a new report suggests that the company could fully launch WhatsApp Payments in India around September this year. "WhatsApp may have started working on creating provisions …

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