Whatsapp Payments

Cybercriminals hack retired teacher's bank account, withdraw Rs 21 lakh

Cybercriminals allegedly hacked the bank account of a retired school teacher in Annamayya via WhatsApp link and stole Rs 21 lakh

WhatsApp launches SMBSaathi Utsav to help small biz adopt digital mediums

SMBSaathi Utsav has kicked off with a pilot in Jaipur's Johri Bazaar and Bapu Bazaar where over 500 small businesses are being trained on various aspects of running business online

In India push, WhatsApp plans cashback for peer transfers, merchant payment

The latest move comes days after WhatsApp won regulatory approval to more than double its payments offering to 100 million users in India

WhatsApp adds backgrounds to payments for a more personalised experience

Built for India, this new feature is relevant, exciting, and memorable as it helps people easily convey a feeling along with sending money.

92% of Whatsapp users won't use pay features if info shared with FB: Survey

Around 79 per cent respondents said that they are not likely to use Whatsapp Business Accounts if the instant messaging app decides to implement the policy in May

In push to digital payments, WhatsApp Pay now live ln India for 20 mn users

The feature has been launched with support from banking partners State Bank of India, HDFC, ICICI, and Axis Bank

WhatsApp Pay is easy to use, but take a few extra security measures

Make sure you guard against fraudsters who may try to trick you into sending them money

WhatsApp makes a move towards e-commerce, rolls out a shopping button

The WhatsApp button will let users browse through a catalogue offered by a business

Want to send and receive money via WhatsApp Pay? All you need to know

NPCI allowed WhatsApp to start its payments service in the country in a "graded" manner, starting with a maximum registered user base of 20 million in UPI

No fee will be charged for sending money via WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg

No fee will be charged when sending money via WhatsApp, said Facebook CEO Zuckerberg following the nod by National Payments Corporation of India for WhatsApp to go live on UPI in the multi-bank model

NPCI gives approval for WhatsApp to go live on UPI in graded manner

Maximum 20 million user base initially; NPCI puts 30 per cent cap on third party apps' share of UPI transactions

Hacking incident could affect launch of WhatsApp's payment service

The messaging app, which has about 400 million users in India, has been testing its payments service in the country since last year with about a million users

WhatsApp plans to roll out payments service in India later this year

Cathcart said the WhatsApp's vision is to make sending money as easy as sending a message on the platform

Despite hurdles, Zuckerberg sees huge demand for WhatsApp payments in India

Facebook's misses Street estimates in June quarter; share price falls almost 20% in after-hours trading, eroding roughly $120 billion from the company's market cap

Whatsapp payments service will converge with industry: HDFC Bank official

Whatsapp is the most popular instant messaging app in the country with over 220 million subscribers