Rs 40 lakh return from Rs 22,000 investment? How ‘Quantum AI’ scam is misusing Nirmala Sitharaman’s name to lure investorsQuantum AI scam: A viral message falsely claims Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting a 'Quantum AI' investment scheme. It promi...
06 May, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
You can now recharge your phone directly on WhatsApp: Here's howWhatsApp is now letting users recharge mobile prepaid numbers directly within the app in India. This new feature, powered by PayU, is rolli...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Now more WhatsApp users will be able to use UPI; NPCI has removed the limit of UPI user onboarding for WhatsApp PayWhatsApp UPI: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has lifted the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay. This essentially...
03 Jan, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
NPCI Approves WhatsApp to provide UPI services to all its users in India. How to do itEarlier WhatsApp could provide UPI services to up to 100 million users. India is the biggest market for WhatsApp with 500 million users. Th...
02 Jan, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
NPCI removes 100-million-users cap on WhatsApp PayThe National Payments Corporation of India has removed the limit on WhatsApp Pay for adding new users to its UPI-based payment service. Pre...
31 Dec, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
After three months, WhatsApp Pay not in full playWhatsApp's payments platform is far behind rivals on transaction front, the company says slow start part of ‘strategy’
09 Feb, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
WhatsApp says Facebook doesn’t have access to UPI transactions dataThe UPI-enabled payments are subject to a separate WhatsApp India Payments Privacy Policy, which hasn't changed, the messaging service says...
28 Jan, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
WhatsApp payments: How to set up, send and receive money via WhatsApp PayHere is a look at how you can set up a WhatsApp Pay account to send and receive money via UPI. To set-up account, you need to ensure that y...
18 Dec, 2020, 10.28 AM IST
WhatsApp Pay 'live' with SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis BankWhatsApp designed its payments feature on National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) UPI system and was granted approvals to go live r...
16 Dec, 2020, 12.15 PM IST
WhatsApp Pay is partnering with banks for a broader rollout in IndiaFacebook is betting on messaging commerce-enabling customers to shop online using WhatsApp and integrating payments with it
15 Dec, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
WhatsApp Pay goes live in India with some ridersWhatsApp Pay’s services will come with curbs in the first phase, multiple sources said, as the UPI infrastructure may not be able to handle...
09 Nov, 2020, 12.25 PM IST
Payments proving to be one hurdle too many for WhatsAppChances of WhatsApp going live with payments anytime soon seems bleak as it hits one roadblock after another.
10 Sep, 2018, 06.47 PM IST
Almost 1 million people 'testing' WhatsApp payments service in IndiaAlmost one million people in India are "testing" WhatsApp's payments service, and the company is working with the Indian government, NPCI a...
17 Jun, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
Why WhatsApp's entry into payment arena could change Indian banking foreverThe WhatsApp moment of Indian banking has finally arrived with the largest messaging app in the country introducing its payments feature.
16 Feb, 2018, 09.30 AM IST
Here's your easy guide to making payments using WhatsApp PayThe WhatsApp Pay feature is only available in India and the transactions will be done via Unified Payments Interface.
15 Feb, 2018, 07.15 PM IST