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 call in reference to WhatsApp Pay. WhatsApp's payments feature would compete with a crowded market in India that includes Alphabet Inc's Google Pay, Softbank- and Alibaba-backed Paytm and Walmart's PhonePe, all of which are used, especially in cities, to pay for everything from groceries to Uber rides. bringing millions more people into India's fast-growing digital economy," Will Cathcart, WhatsApp's global head, said in New Delhi on Thursday. WhatsApp will use India's Unified Payments Interface standard used by many other digital payments services, which is growing rapidly — UPI processed over 750 million transactions last month, rising from about 246 million a year earlier.

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UPI hits record with ₹16.73 billion in transactions in December 2024
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UPI hits record with ₹16.73 billion in transactions in December 2024

Live Mint  

Unified Payments Interface transactions hit a record 16.73 billion in December 2024, shows data released by the National Payments Corporation of India. NPCI also reported that the total value of transactions in December amounted to ₹23.25 lakh crore, which is significantly up from ₹21.55 lakh crore in November. NPCI data NPCI extends deadline for compliance with UPI volume cap On …

WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India
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1 week 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
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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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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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WhatsApp UPI: NPCI removes user onboarding restriction limits, company aims to hike user base

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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
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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 …

India Likely To Log Over 171 Billion UPI Transactions In 2024, NPCI Data Shows
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India Likely To Log Over 171 Billion UPI Transactions In 2024, NPCI Data Shows

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The Unified Payments Interface is estimated to surpass 171 billion transactions in 2024, official data from the National Payments Corporation of India revealed. The data showed that this represents a 45 per cent surge in the UPI transactions in the country, as against the 117 billion transactions recorded via UPI in 2023, reported Moneycontrol. On an average, the UPI platform …

Andhra Pradesh to provide citizen services via WhatsApp
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Andhra Pradesh to provide citizen services via WhatsApp

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh will be the first State in the country to introduce delivery of citizen services through WhatsApp, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced on Tuesday. We should resolve them and move forward.” Officials informed Naidu that citizens will soon be able to raise grievances via WhatsApp. The Chief Minister wants governance to be streamlined and 153 citizen services …

WhatsApp to Simplify Certificate Issuance in AP
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WhatsApp to Simplify Certificate Issuance in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has outlined a new system that would utilize WhatsApp for obtaining various verification documents, including caste and income certificates. Naidu directed the heads of all the departments to make extensive use of technology to provide efficient administration besides interconnecting with other wings after collecting real-time information. The chief minister made it clear that initially …

WhatsApp launches 'Bharat Yatra' to empower small businesses across India
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Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp has launched the "WhatsApp Bharat Yatra," a first-of-its-kind nationwide initiative designed to train in person small businesses on using the platform to grow and connect with customers. The mobile bus tour will cover key business hubs in Haryana's Gurugram, Uttar Pradesh's Noida, and eventually other cities like Agra, Lucknow, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat's Ahmedabad. 'Small businesses backbone …

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‘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 …

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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 …

India’s digital payments to grow threefold from 159 bn to 481 bn by FY29: PwC re
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Live Mint  

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Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’
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Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’

Hindustan Times  

Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that WhatsApp and its parent company Meta have not informed the Indian government of any plans to shut down their services in the country. WhatsApp's lawyer, Tejas Karia, said that breaking encryption would undermine user privacy, compromise trust and necessitate storing millions of messages for extended periods. Ashwini Vaishnaw explained in his response …

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UPI grows in India: Here's how many users adopting it every month, what's fueling it

India TV News  

The digital payment sector continues to grow rapidly, with the Unified Payments Interface adding up to 60 lakh new users every month. According to the latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India, the number of transactions on the UPI platform increased by 49 percent year-on-year to 13.9 billion in June, with the transaction value rising by 36 percent …

WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?
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WhatsApp India bans more than 66 lakh accounts in May: Know-why?

India TV News  

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned instant messaging platform said that it banned more than 66 lakh accounts in India in May for violating the laws of the land. Out of 6,620,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,255,000 were proactively blocked, before any reports from users, the social media company said in a statement. The popular mobile messaging platform, which has more than 550 million …

WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
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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 …

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator
8 months, 1 week ago

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp, owned by its parent company Meta Inc., has threatened to leave India if it is forced to break encryption of messages and calls on its instant messaging platform. “As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes,” the lawyer appearing for WhatsApp told the Delhi high court. It means millions and millions …

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’
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People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp told told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform will shut down in India if it is forced to break message encryption which protects user privacy by ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read and access message content. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company Meta are challenging the Information Technology Rules 2021. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company …

UPI transactions hit a new record with ₹18.23 lakh crore in Dec; 54% higher
1 year ago

UPI transactions hit a new record with ₹18.23 lakh crore in Dec; 54% higher

Live Mint  

The volume of UPI transactions continues to rise month after month as the total monthly transaction amount touched ₹18.23 lakh crore in Dec last year, 54 percent higher than the corresponding data of 2022. Also, the number of UPI transactions hit 11.24 billion in November and 11.41 billion in October. Month Transaction amount No of transactions Oct 17.16 11.41 billion …

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 …

CoWIN Breach, Apple Alerts: What Was It Like Living in Digital India in 2023?
1 year ago

CoWIN Breach, Apple Alerts: What Was It Like Living in Digital India in 2023?

The Quint  

Flip-flop on laptop, tablet imports: Initially, the central government placed imports of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra-small form factor computers, and servers under the ‘restricted’ category, making their imports permissible only under a valid licence. Apple retail stores in India: In April, CEO Tim Cook made his way to India to launch the first Apple retail stores in …

WhatsApp Channels rolls out for Indian users; here’s how to create one
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Channels rolls out for Indian users; here’s how to create one

The Hindu  

WhatsApp’s latest Channels feature is now available for all users in India. Channels is designed to allow users to follow individuals and organizations based on their interests and to facilitate private reception of updates from those being followed. WhatsApp has also developed a searchable directory to help users find Channels aligned with their hobbies and interests.Invitations to Channels can be …

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 …

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that India would get access to payments via WhatsApp Business messaging, allowing customers to pay businesses on the app with the UPI option of their choice. Zuckerberg made the announcement virtually during the Meta Conversations event focusing on WhatsApp Business, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The accepted payment methods now …

Top Tech News June 20 Google Pixel Manufacturing India Apple Production Piyush Goyal WhatsApp Silence Incoming Calls Unknown Numbers
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Top Tech News June 20 Google Pixel Manufacturing India Apple Production Piyush Goyal WhatsApp Silence Incoming Calls Unknown Numbers

ABP News  

Google's Made-In-India Pixel Phones Seems like Google is following Apple's footsteps as the subsidiary of tech behemoth Alphabet Inc., is looking to establish partnerships with Indian suppliers for the local manufacturing of its Pixel smartphones. Apple's India Production Expected To Increase To 25 Per Cent The manufacturing of Apple iPhones in India is expected to increase to 25 per cent, …

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 …

95% Of WhatsApp Users In India Receive Pesky Messages Daily: LocalCircles Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

95% Of WhatsApp Users In India Receive Pesky Messages Daily: LocalCircles Survey

News 18  

Around 76 per cent of respondents have claimed that they have noticed a rise in pesky calls or SMS based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and their activity on Facebook or Instagram, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Wednesday. According to the survey conducted between February 1-20, 95 per cent of WhatsApp users surveyed by LocalCircles in India …

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 …

India records more digital payments than US, UK, Germany & France: Vaishnaw
1 year, 11 months ago

India records more digital payments than US, UK, Germany & France: Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said India's digital payments transactions last year exceeded those of the combined digital payments of United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France, ANI reported. "In December 2022, the digital payments transactions amounted to $1.5 trillion annualised basis. If you compare total digital transactions in US, UK, Germany and France and combine them, India's figures …

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 …

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT

The Hindu  

The NCLAT has set aside a petition and upheld a 2017 CCI order that dismissed a complaint of predatory pricing against instant messaging platform WhatsApp. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal said no doubt WhatsApp has a 'dominant position' but it has not 'abused its dominant position' based on inputs provided by the appellant, an NGO Fight for Transparency Society. …

Over 19 Lakh Bad Accounts Were Banned In May By WhatsApp India: Here's Why
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 19 Lakh Bad Accounts Were Banned In May By WhatsApp India: Here's Why

News 18  

WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. In April, WhatsApp received 844 grievance reports within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 123. “This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, …

SBI to Launch WhatsApp Banking Services Soon, Says Chairman Dinesh Khara; Know More
2 years, 6 months ago

SBI to Launch WhatsApp Banking Services Soon, Says Chairman Dinesh Khara; Know More

News 18  

SBI WhatsApp Banking: India’s largest public sector lender, State Bank of India or SBI is soon going to launch banking services on WhatsApp for its customers. With the launch of the WhatsApp Banking System, customers of SBI will soon be able to use the messaging platform to carry out certain banking transactions. Currently, the State Bank of India offers WhatsApp-based …

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 …

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 …

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