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 extend UPI services to its entire user base in India." The decision to lift the cap comes after NPCI assessed that WhatsApp Pay has met all necessary operational, security, and compliance standards required for UPI payment services.

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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
Top News
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 …

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 …

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 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 …

AP to Deliver 153 Citizen Services Through WhatsApp
4 weeks ago

AP to Deliver 153 Citizen Services Through WhatsApp

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to deliver 153 citizen services through WhatsApp. Speaking at the district collectors’ conference, IT minister Nara Lokesh said this was part of the efforts to streamline government services to the public and the information dissemination system via a centralized website. We are getting set to provide 153 citizen services through …

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy

India Today  

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, plans to challenge the Rs 213.14-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India over alleged unfair business practices related to the messaging app's 2021 privacy policy update, reported news agency PTI. The CCI found that WhatsApp’s privacy policy update in 2021 involved practices deemed anti-competitive, such as sharing user data with other Meta-owned …

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’

The Hindu  

WhatsApp Payments, Meta’s payment aggregator feature on the messaging app, is not looking to make it as a separate business, but wants it to be more of an enabler for WhatsApp Business, Ravi Garg, Director, Business Messaging, Meta India told The Hindu. During the event, WhatsApp Business unveiled Meta-verfied badges for all small businesses in India beginning September 12 at …

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?

News 18  

WhatsApp has billions of users across the globe and India is one of its biggest markets. The messaging app will soon allow its users to chat or even make calls to those using other apps. That’s right, third-party interoperability will be available for WhatsApp users as it looks to comply with rules in select regions. Meta says it will inform …

WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
7 months ago

WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April

India TV News  

Meta-owned WhatsApp announced on Saturday that it banned more than 7.1 million accounts in India in April for violating local laws. The messaging platform, which boasts over 550 million users in India, received 10,554 grievances from users in April, of which only six were "actioned"—meaning remedial action was taken by WhatsApp. Will take more action, if rules violated: WhatsApp In …

How to make UPI payment with WhatsApp
7 months, 1 week ago

How to make UPI payment with WhatsApp

The Hindu  

WhatsApp is one of the leading apps for messaging, voice, and video calls. Prerequisites for setting up WhatsApp Pay Active Bank Account: Ensure you have an active bank account in India. Matching Phone Number: Your WhatsApp number must match the phone number linked to your bank account. How to use WhatsApp Pay for payments Launch WhatsApp on your Android phone …

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained
8 months, 1 week ago

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained

ABP News  

WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, made a bold statement during a Delhi High Court hearing asserting its stance against potential breaches of encryption. The discussion unfolded within the context of WhatsApp's challenge against the amended IT rules, a legal move prompted by concerns over privacy infringement. At the heart of WhatsApp's objection lay the contention …

WhatsApp banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in a single month, here is why
1 year ago

WhatsApp banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in a single month, here is why

India Today  

In 2023, cases of online scams made a lot of headlines and in most of these cases, fraudsters had contacted their victims using WhatsApp. As per latest reports, WhatsApp banned over 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of November 2023. An IANS report states that in adherence to the new IT Rules 2021, WhatsApp disclosed on Monday that …

WhatsApp blocks 7.1 million accounts for violating policies in India
1 year ago

WhatsApp blocks 7.1 million accounts for violating policies in India

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned instant messaging platform reportedly banned over 71 lakh bad accounts in India in November 2023. One of the widely used instant messaging platforms has over 500 million users in India and has received another record of 8,841 complaints. The company said, "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by …

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 …

WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January
1 year, 10 months ago

WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in the month of January, the microblogging platform said in its user safety monthly report released today. WhatsApp said the report contains details of actions taken by it in response to grievances received from users in India through the official grievance mechanism. The social media giant said that it took action on accounts through …

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 11 months ago

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs consideration, a …

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 11 months ago

SC asks WhatsApp to give wide publicity to undertaking given to Centre in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs …

Why did WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts from India in November?
2 years ago

Why did WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts from India in November?

India TV News  

WhatsApp has reportedly stated to have banned over 37 lakh 'bad' accounts from the Indian market in the month of November. November 2022, between 1 and 31, it was reported that around 3,716,000 WhatsApp accounts got banned from the company and around 990,000 of these accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users, said the instant messaging platform in …

WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti quits
2 years ago

WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti quits

The Hindu  

WhatsApp Pay India Vinay Choletti has resigned just after four months he was elevated to the position, according to his details on a professional social media platform. Choletti's resignation is the fourth high-profile exit in about one and half months from Meta in India after its country head Ajit Mohan stepped down in November. After Mohan, WhatsApp India head Abhijit …

Why did WhatsApp ban 23 lakh accounts in India?
2 years, 1 month ago

Why did WhatsApp ban 23 lakh accounts in India?

India TV News  

WhatsApp submitted that it banned more than 23 lakh bad accounts from India in the month of October 2022. The instant messaging platform, which has around 400 million plus users in India, received 701 complaints which were reports in October, and the records 'actioned' were 34. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts in …

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 …

Govt Mulls Tie Up Between India Post Payments Bank and WhatsApp: See What's on Cards
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt Mulls Tie Up Between India Post Payments Bank and WhatsApp: See What's on Cards

News 18  

The central government is mulling a tie up between the India Post Payments Bank and leading messaging platform WhatsApp to offer a host of banking and financial services, a report has said. In a bid to keep up with the digital age, the government may also consider a collaboration between India Post and WhatsApp, to offer even better services within …

WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 Lakh Accounts In India In April
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 Lakh Accounts In India In April

News 18  

WhatsApp on Wednesday said that it banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of April in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The company also received 844 grievance reports in April within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 123. As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 1.6 million accounts in the …

WhatsApp Is Giving Rs 35 Cashback On Up To 3 Payments To Motivate You To Use WhatsApp Pay
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Is Giving Rs 35 Cashback On Up To 3 Payments To Motivate You To Use WhatsApp Pay

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has had a payments option since some time. Once the feature is available to you, you can send money to any WhatsApp contact and receive Rs 35 as cashback for successful transaction. There is no minimum amount for this, and users can receive the Rs 35 cashback only three times maximum by sending money to …

UPI Payment Glitch: Now Access 24x7 Helpline Via WhatsApp; Know How To Use
2 years, 7 months ago

UPI Payment Glitch: Now Access 24x7 Helpline Via WhatsApp; Know How To Use

News 18  

The National Payments Corporation of India on Tuesday said it has set up a 24×7 helpline for information on digital payment products and services, DigiSaathi, on behalf of a consortium of payment system operators and participants comprising banks and non-banking financial entities. “DigiSaathi will assist the users with all their queries on digital payments via the chatbot facility on WhatsApp …

WhatsApp Banned Over 18 Lakh Accounts In India In March Over Policy Violations
2 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Banned Over 18 Lakh Accounts In India In March Over Policy Violations

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp banned 1.85 million accounts in India in March this year, the company has said in the latest version of its User Safety Monthly Report. “Abuse detection operates at three stages of an account’s lifestyle: at registration, during messaging, and in response to negative feedback, which we receive in the form of user reports and blocks," …

WhatsApp Gets NPCI Nod To Expand Payments Feature To 100 Million Users
2 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Gets NPCI Nod To Expand Payments Feature To 100 Million Users

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has had a payments feature since a while, but it is not popular at all. The NPCI has approved an additional 60 million users on UPI for WhatsApp and with this approval, WhatsApp will be able to expand its payments service to 100 million users. The NPCI has, instead, given WhatsApp a 100 million cap, …

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 starts QR code payments in India, targets Paytm, Google Pay
2 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp starts QR code payments in India, targets Paytm, Google Pay

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has now added the UPI QR code scan into the WhatsApp Payments for Indian users. You just have to scan the QR code like we used to do in other online payments methods like Paytm, Google Pay and PhonePe. The WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo noted the WhatsApp’s status that tells us about this new feature available to users in India. …

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 users in October in India, reveals monthly compliance report
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh users in October in India, reveals monthly compliance report

India Today  

WhatsApp banned 20,69,000 accounts in October, according to its latest monthly compliance report. The Meta-owned messaging app said the ban on accounts is a result of its efforts to tackle abuse on the platform, besides response to “negative feedback” received from users through the “Report” feature. The monthly compliance reports are mandated by the Indian IT law and need to …

WhatsApp gets approval to offer payments service to 40 million users in India
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp gets approval to offer payments service to 40 million users in India

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay, the messaging app’s payment feature, will soon be available to 40 million users in India. As per Reuters report, the messaging app has got approval from the National Payments Corporation of India to expand its WhatsApp Pay payments service to 40 million users in India. As per sources, WhatsApp isn’t too convinced with the expansion of the feature …

WhatsApp Banned 2 Million Indian Accounts in August, Transparency Report Reveals
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Banned 2 Million Indian Accounts in August, Transparency Report Reveals

News 18  

Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has banned over 2 million accounts in the month of August to reduce harmful content on the platform. The report revealed that WhatsApp banned a total of 20,70,000 accounts in one month. The month before that, in its first transparency report the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform banned just over 2 million accounts in India. “This user-safety …

Like Google Pay, WhatsApp Will Also Offer Users Cashback Coupons On UPI Payments
3 years, 3 months ago

Like Google Pay, WhatsApp Will Also Offer Users Cashback Coupons On UPI Payments

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has a payments feature, but there aren’t as many takers for it, at least in India for now. Taking tips from rival Google‘s payment app Google Pay, WhatsApp Payments is also reportedly planning to give cashback to users who make payments using WhatsApp Payments. In order to boost usage and pit it against rivals like …

WhatsApp working on feature to reward users in India with cashback for using WhatsApp Payments
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp working on feature to reward users in India with cashback for using WhatsApp Payments

India Today  

WhatsApp to soon start rewarding users with cashback for using the Payments feature. It was not revealed whether users will get cashback after their first payment or before they make their first payment using the messaging app. Note that this is limited to UPI Payments in India, you can only get one cashback and you might receive up to Rs …

WhatsApp Pay: Here's how to check your bank account balance
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Pay: Here's how to check your bank account balance

India Today  

WhatsApp is mostly used by people as a social media platform where they can chat, share photos, videos, voice notes and more with friends and relatives. They can also use it to check bank account balances. Check account balance from Settings: There are two methods to check bank account balances on WhatsApp Pay. Check your account balance while sending money: …

WhatsApp users in India can now add Payments Background while sending money through the app
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp users in India can now add Payments Background while sending money through the app

India Today  

WhatsApp has added new updates to its payments feature. The WhatsApp users in India will now be able to add payments background while sending money to their friends from the app. The Facebook-owned messaging app says that the feature will help people in conveying a feeling along with sending money. WhatsApp’s payments background feature looks a lot like Google Pay’s …

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 Pay feature now rolling out to more Indian users
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Pay feature now rolling out to more Indian users

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay which went live in India in November last year is being rolled out to more users. Many users did not receive the feature immediately after it went live even after updating their app several times but now most users across Android and iOS seem to be getting it finally. WhatsApp Pay, as the name suggests, lets users send …

WhatsApp says India's new IT rules that ask for message tracing will end privacy for users
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp says India's new IT rules that ask for message tracing will end privacy for users

India Today  

WhatsApp and the Government of India are again face-to-face on the topic of traceability that first came to light in 2019. WhatsApp filed a legal complaint on Tuesday in New Delhi against the Centre, where the lawsuit says that the new rules violate privacy rights since it requires the platform to break end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp employs end-to-end encryption, and the …

WhatsApp and its dubious claims
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp and its dubious claims

The Hindu  

The learned senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Arvind Datar submitted to the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp’s contentious new privacy policy came into effect from May 15, 2021. If a public policy of privacy is there in India, does it apply to WhatsApp policy?” This question acquires relevance due to the dominant market status of WhatsApp-Facebook-Instagram. In its affidavit to …

Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of New WhatsApp privacy policy but users in India cannot?

India Today  

WhatsApp’s new terms of service will go into effect from May 15, 2021. WhatsApp faced severe criticism since the announcement of the new policy and even extended the date of the new privacy policy from February to May 2021. WhatsApp users in Europe can opt-out of the new privacy policy owing to the laws in the EU called the General …

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users
3 years, 9 months ago

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users

Live Mint  

The suo-moto order by the Competition Commission of India to launch an investigation into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy is a landmark and laudably assertive exercise of its statutory role as the guardian of consumer rights and unhindered competition in our market. By taking cognizance of the potential impact of WhatsApp’s policy on Indian consumers, the CCI has rightfully stood up …

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