Facebook was aiming for a full rollout with four partners but decided to go ahead with just three as its rivals were racing ahead.

Capillary is also looking to increase its business from the consumer goods segment where it ventured early this year and has got clients li...

Half of WeChat users spend more than 90 minutes a day on the app.

The messaging app’s entry into digital payments could massively disrupt the peer-to-peer payments industry.

You may be surprised to learn that there’s more to messaging apps than communicating. WeChat is an example of the vast potential that messa...

Paytm’s move seems to be in the reverse direction compared to Hike, which recently launched payments through wallet and unified payment int...

A global study of the digital attitudes and behaviours of 60,500 internet users across 50 countries, 55 per cent are on instant messaging e...

The two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is the top messaging application in India with 52% market share, followed by Facebook Messenger with 42%, Skype wit...

The ‘Diwali Pack’ is Viber’s first customised sticker set for the Indian market and will be available across all platforms, free of cost.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in India for Internet.org Summit, said the company is focusing on getting more people to use What...

Those using the service will have an Internet data quota of 1 MB and will enjoy a special package allowing them to chat via applications li...

The instant messaging space has been growing by leaps and bounds. It is worth noting that WhatsApp had 200 million users in August 2013.

The offer is available for all prepaid and post-paid users on smart phones operating on iOS and Android OS platforms irrespective of teleco...

Even as instant messaging has become immensely popular, a study has said that IM apps will account for just 2 % of the global messaging rev...

According to experts, the instant messaging has already overtaken traditional SMS, which is a key revenue source for operators.

In an exclusive interview, Talmon Marco told Et about the Viber's plans to monetise the popular platform.