WhatsApp To Get UPI Payments Feature By Year End

[rahul1117kumar]

You should soon be able to send your friends money using WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned company expects to roll out support for UPI (Unified Payment Interface) to its messaging app WhatsApp by the end of the year, a person familiar with the matter said.

WhatsApp is in advanced talks with banks and lobby organisation NPCI to add support for UPI-based payments on its app, the person said requesting anonymity.

Because of several moving pieces that are involved in the talks and implementation, the rollout of UPI payments on WhatsApp could see a slight delay, the person said, but added that so far the things are chugging along smoothly.

You Will Be Able To Make UPI Payments Via WhatsApp Later This Year

 

[Siva]

Hike already has it. Quit WhatsApp and use hike!!

 

[PRK]

UPI might turn out to be the most successful payment system in the world. Even international cos are implementing it in their apps!

 

[Sarkar]

Yeah, Samsung launched it, Google is ready to launch and is just waiting for RBI approval, now only need Windows Store support

 

[Bapun]

Hike already has it. Quit WhatsApp and use hike!!

WhatsApp has reached into a level where no other chatting apps can reach in current date. WhatsApp is being actively developed, simple enough to use and doesn't store user data and encrypts sent messages - what's more needed bro?

 

[Sarkar]

And that encryption is giving lots of security headache to law enforcement agencies all over the world.

 

[Siva]

WhatsApp has reached into a level where no other chatting apps can reach in current date. WhatsApp is being actively developed, simple enough to use and doesn't store user data and encrypts sent messages - what's more needed bro?

Hike does all these and is much more innovative. It's home grown. I know people can't switch easily. But hike is better than WhatsApp any day! I personally prefer hike.