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 to store payments data within the country, but to finish the third-party audit and to comply with all technical requirements, it will easily take time till August or September," one of the bankers said in a statement to the publication. As of now, WhatsApp offers WhatsApp payments to a limited number of users in India in partnership with several banks including the ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and the State Bank o India. Earlier this month, reports suggests that the company had agreed to comply with the norms prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India regarding the storage of payments related data within the country.

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WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India
Top News
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
1 week 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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1 week 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, 1 day 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, 1 day 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, 1 day 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, 1 day 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, 2 days 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 …

Privacy as priority: India can’t afford any further delay in notifying data protection rules
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Privacy as priority: India can’t afford any further delay in notifying data protection rules

Live Mint  

A few days ago, Signzy, a popular Know Your Customer verification service used by India’s top banks and fintech firms, was affected by a cyber attack that may have exposed the sensitive personal information of millions. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act was passed six years after the Right to Privacy verdict in 2017. The Digital India Act, touted as …

Andhra Pradesh to provide citizen services via WhatsApp
4 weeks ago

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
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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

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 …

Code shared, account snared: The six-digit WhatsApp scam that has caught even celebs in its web
1 month ago

Code shared, account snared: The six-digit WhatsApp scam that has caught even celebs in its web

New Indian Express  

That's the number of WhatsApp users in India. From discussing life's gravest crises to cracking jokes, sharing memes and catching up with family and friends, it’s where conversations happen, memories are shared, and connections thrive. This isn't just a hypothetical situation or a nightmare – it's the reality for a growing number of people in India as WhatsApp hacking cases …

‘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?
4 months 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 …

Will WhatsApp shut down in India? IT minister says this: ‘Company has not informed’
5 months, 1 week ago

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 …

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 …

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’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

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 …

HDFC Bank plans to launch new mobile app, site by March
1 year, 3 months ago

HDFC Bank plans to launch new mobile app, site by March

Live Mint  

Mumbai: HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest private lender, plans to launch a revamped mobile app and an internet banking website by March, over five years after an upgraded app faced glitches and had to be rolled back in a week. The bank said in its 2019-20 annual report that Digital 2.0 is about reimagining its digital platforms, “providing the customer …

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 …

Apple Pay set to launch in India, talks underway with NPCI: All details here
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple Pay set to launch in India, talks underway with NPCI: All details here

India TV News  

Apple is reportedly in discussions with the National Payments Corporation of India to bring Apple Pay to the country. According to IANS, iPhone users in India may soon be able to scan QR codes and make payments through the unified payments interface using Apple Pay, similar to other popular digital payment apps. Apple Pay provides a convenient, secure, and private …

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 7 months ago

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Replying to a Twitter user's claim that WhatsApp accessed microphones while the phone was not in use, Chandrasekhar said, "This is an unacceptable breach and violation …

Union govt to probe WhatsApp's breach of privacy over accessing mic in backgrounds: MoS IT
1 year, 7 months ago

Union govt to probe WhatsApp's breach of privacy over accessing mic in backgrounds: MoS IT

India TV News  

WhatsApp privacy breach: The Union government stated that it will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use. "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM," Foad Dabiri, an engineering director at Twitter said on Saturday. "We …

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 …

India's UPI and Singapore's PayNow are now linked: How will this benefit users?
1 year, 10 months ago

India's UPI and Singapore's PayNow are now linked: How will this benefit users?

Firstpost  

India has experienced a technological revolution in recent years. With the Unified Payments Interface being connected to PayNow on Tuesday, Indians can now send money to their friends, coworkers, and relatives in Singapore via digital payment systems like Google Pay and PayTM. 🎥A short film screened on UPI of India and PayNow of Singapore It elucidates how the linkage of …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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