WhatsApp Pay: News
WhatsApp Pay, an in-chat payment feature of the popular messaging app, was launched in February 2018. The launch was exclusively in India, which boasts of a booming digital payments market. It follows the UPI-based payments service and allows one to send as well as receive money. Despite a National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approval and a pretty old launch, WhatsApp Pay is still not available to all users of the messaging app. Probably those who have WhatsApp’s beta version are able to use this payment option. That’s because right now, WhatsApp is facing a legal battle, whereby it has been accused of not creating a separate, “dedicated app” for the transactions, and making it an in-app feature.
12 Apr 2024
Amazon PaySachin Bansal's Navi app is offering cashback on UPI transactions
Navi, a fintech platform owned by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, has launched a rewards program for UPI users.
16 Nov 2022
Ashneer GroverAshneer Grover trolls WhatsApp Pay, calls it the 'biggest failure'
Ashneer Grover, the co-founder and former MD of BharatPe, was at his candid best in his tweets about WhatsApp Pay. He called the UPI-based payment service from the popular chat platform the biggest failure in India as a tech product.
13 Jun 2022
WhatsAppNew WhatsApp features: Increased group limit to WhatsApp Pay cashback
To ensure its competitive edge in the market, the popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp has announced several new features.
25 Sep 2021
WhatsAppWhatsApp Pay spotted beta testing cashback feature in India
Reputed WhatsApp feature tracking website WABetaInfo has reportedly spotted an in-development feature that would incentivize WhatsApp Pay users with benefits in the form of cashback in India.
17 Aug 2021
FacebookNow, you can add personalized background while using WhatsApp Payments
As part of its ongoing push to woo users toward using the in-app payments feature, WhatsApp has introduced the ability to customize the background of the message bubble when you send money to people using WhatsApp Payments.
26 Jun 2021
WhatsAppHow to use WhatsApp Pay to send money to contacts?
Facebook-owned WhatsApp first introduced an in-app money transfer service in 2018 as part of a trial. Named WhatsApp Pay, it officially launched last year and is now available to 20 million users in India.
06 Nov 2020
iOSWhatsApp's payments service is finally here: How to use it
WhatsApp has launched its payments service in India after receiving a nod from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
04 Aug 2020
WhatsAppWhatsApp finally meets requirements to roll out payments in India
WhatsApp may finally get the go-ahead to launch payments in India.
24 Jun 2020
FacebookWhatsApp's payments service suspended in Brazil: Here's why
Just 10 days back, WhatsApp had launched its much-coveted payments service in Brazil, its second-biggest market after India, and opened a way to send and receive money on chat.
15 Jun 2020
FacebookWhatsApp launches payments in Brazil, ahead of India
WhatsApp has launched its peer-to-peer payments service for users across Brazil.
05 May 2020
WhatsAppWhatsApp Pay may finally be launched this month: Details here
WhatsApp's much-coveted digital payments service, WhatsApp Pay, may finally be launched by the end of this month.
29 Apr 2020
WhatsAppWhatsApp might soon start offering loans in India: Details here
Since 2018, WhatsApp has been working on a peer-to-peer transfer facility for India - its biggest market.
16 Feb 2020
AndroidHow to set up and use WhatsApp Pay in India
WhatsApp, has finally gotten necessary approvals from regulators in India for a phased roll-out.
15 Oct 2019
India#TechBytes: 5 cool features coming on WhatsApp
Despite being a little slow at releasing fancy capabilities, WhatsApp has managed to retain the top spot in the messaging category.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaSeems like you have to wait longer for WhatsApp Payments
WhatsApp's Payments service has hit yet another hurdle in India - now, the government has reportedly told WhatsApp that it can't roll out the service till it sets up an office and recruits a team in India.
25 Jun 2018
IndiaWhatsApp Pay to offer 24-hour customer support in India
WhatsApp is setting up a 24-hour customer support for WhatsApp Pay, its UPI-based payments service that allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.
23 Jun 2018
IndiaWhatsApp gets a new privacy policy: All details here
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp, which is launching payments services in India, has updated its privacy policy and terms of use to "reflect the addition of payment interoperability features."
12 Jun 2018
IndiaWhatsApp Payments or Paytm, who will win digital payments race?
The world's largest messaging app WhatsApp, which has now become a part and parcel of our daily lives, recently rolled out its digital payments feature 'WhatsApp Payments' on a trial basis in India.
30 May 2018
IndiaYou may get WhatsApp payment feature next week
Earlier in February, WhatsApp did an initial roll-out of its payment feature in India which allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.
23 Apr 2018
WhatsApp5 latest WhatsApp features you should know about
Recently, WhatsApp has rolled out many new features either in a beta update or in a full-blown launch to make our lives a little easier.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaWhatsApp Pay beta-rolls out Request Money feature on Android
WhatsApp recently beta-launched its UPI-based digital payments feature WhatsApp Pay in India that allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.
10 Apr 2018
FacebookWhatsApp might share your payment data with Facebook
WhatsApp recently beta-launched its UPI-based digital payments feature WhatsApp Pay that allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.
14 Mar 2018
iOSSending money through UPI IDs becomes easier on WhatsApp Pay
WhatsApp's recently beta-launched UPI-based digital payments feature WhatsApp Pay allows users to send and receive money through the chat app.
07 Mar 2018
IndiaGoogle rolls out chat feature to digital payments app Tez
Google is adding a chat feature to its India-exclusive digital payments app Tez.
28 Feb 2018
IndiaChanges you can expect in the upcoming WhatsApp update
The much-awaited WhatsApp update will soon hit the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaA step-by-step guide to using WhatsApp Pay
WhatsApp is testing its payment feature in India which will allow users to send and receive money through the chat app.
11 Feb 2018
IndiaHow to send and receive money on WhatsApp
Earlier this week, WhatsApp started testing its Unified Payment Interface-based payment service in India.
11 Nov 2017
FacebookHow can WhatsApp generate revenue for Facebook?
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has one of the world's largest user-bases with over 1.3 billion users.
03 Nov 2017
IndiaPaytm launches "Inbox" in-app messaging service to take on WhatsApp
At a time when WhatsApp is about to debut "in-chat payments feature" to take on Paytm in India, the country's largest digital wallet app has launched a messaging feature, as a direct competition to Facebook-owned messenger.
01 Nov 2017
IndiaWhatsApp Pay: You can soon make payments on WhatsApp
The Facebook-owned messaging app, WhatsApp, is set to introduce a new in-chat UPI-based payments feature in the coming months, enabling its over one billion users to transfer funds directly from the app.
