Telegram's Durov says Russia triggered payment system problem by blocking VPNsTelegram's billionaire founder, Pavel Durov, said on Saturday that Russia's attempt to block Virtual Private Networks (VPN) triggered a pro...
04 Apr, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Now you can split the bill with your friends on Facebook Messenger. How to use 'Split Payments' featureNow users can settle the bills with their friends within the Facebook Messenger app itself.
06 Dec, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Facebook Messenger gets new features, including payments only in USFacebook has added new chat themes and a quick reply bar in its Messenger app, along with an ability to send and receive money from anyone,...
11 Jun, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Facebook financial formed to pursue company’s payments plansThe company has invested heavily to make WhatsApp a destination for commerce in those markets, but regulation has stalled its payments effo...
11 Aug, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
Facebook set to expand WhatsApp's commerce partnerships in India, then take it globalIn April, Facebook announced investments of $ $5.7 billion in Jio Platforms Limited, part of Reliance Industries Limited, making Facebook i...
01 Aug, 2020, 07.31 AM IST
Facebook Pay launched in the US. Here’s everything about making payments on the platformThe Facebook pay feature is set to roll out in Facebook and associated apps by the end of the week in the US and can be used for fundraiser...
28 Apr, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Hike joins hands with Airtel Payments Bank to power its walletThe app, helmed by Kavin Mittal, son of Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal, has over 100 million registered users and runs a wallet s...
23 Nov, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
Paytm to launch chat feature in mobile appThe company hopes to woo its payment service users to this new feature and help businesses connect with con sumers, the person said.
02 Aug, 2017, 08.36 AM IST
Facebook launches Messenger Platform 2.1The new features include built-in natural language processing, a payments SDK, and a global beta.
29 Jul, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
Hike may roll out payments platform ahead of WhatsAppThe app is holding talks with an Indian bank to support the back end of the payments service, one of the people quoted above said. Hike Mes...
17 Apr, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Hike may integrate payments on its platform, says Kavin MittalIndia’s first homegrown messaging platform is banking on its changed timeline and in-built camera, popular features on rival chat apps like...
21 Nov, 2016, 06.19 PM IST
Facebook Messenger chatbots will soon allow businesses to sell directly to consumersThe announcement suggests FB may be able to monetize its free messaging application
14 Sep, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
India's Niki chatbot features in Facebook's global messenger bot success storyWith 75,000 users and close to 30,000 monthly active visits, Niki has seen a 10x increase in chat to order conversion on Messenger compared...
13 Sep, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
11 Facebook Messenger tips and tricks everyone should knowFacebook Messenger is one of the most popular apps in the world with more than 700 million people using it every month.
22 Dec, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Facebook's David Marcus says it won't make companies pay to sell things through MessengerMarcus told Wired's David Rowan that Facebook doesn't plan to take a cut of transactions that happen between companies and people via Messe...
13 Oct, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
People are no longer required to have a Facebook account to join MessengerThe app added 100 million new users in only three months, bringing it to more than 700 million users, the company announced in June.
25 Jun, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate paymentsThe two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.09 AM IST