WhatsApp to foray into digital payments & expand to other markets

The company is looking to hire a digital transactions head for the country in this regard

WhatsApp, the communication application owned by social media giant Facebook, is set to debut its digital payments service in India, to subsequently be expanded to other markets. The company is looking to hire a digital transactions head in the country. 

In February, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton met the minister for information technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, to discuss ways in which it could contribute to India’s vision for digital commerce.

Following the government’s demonetisation move in November last year, there has been massive growth in digital transaction volumes.

“We listen very carefully to feedback from people across India and how to better serve them.