CashKaro grows 72% to Rs 600 cr, enables over Rs 10,000 cr in sales to partner brandsCashKaro's growth, driven by efficiency and AI, enabled over Rs 10,000 crore in sales for partner brands. The company highlights the growin...
05 May, 2026, 11.10 AM 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 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
Failed WhatsApp UPI transaction? Here’s how to get your money backThere are chances that your UPI payment may get stuck or payment won’t be received by the recipient even after debiting from your account.
17 Oct, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
WhatsApp Pay India head Manesh Mahatme quitsMahatme, who was earlier director and board member of Amazon Pay India, was hired by WhatsApp to head its payments vertical in April 2021. ...
22 Sep, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
Cashback drives surge in WhatsApp Pay transactions on UPIWhile WhatsApp Pay has been active on Unified Payments Interface for some time now, it recently started aggressively giving cashbacks after...
21 Jun, 2022, 02.08 PM IST
WhatsApp Pay turns to Bharat to win ePay raceWhatsApp Pay's market share in UPI transactions stands at less than 1% whereas market leader PhonePe’s market share is 46% and Google Pay's...
27 Dec, 2021, 02.27 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 Pay off to slow start, has under 1% shareUPI is largely dominated by Google Pay and Walmart-owned PhonePe, who together control over 80% of transaction volume
02 Dec, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is 'excited' that WhatsApp has received nod for India launchWhatsApp’s payments service has been in beta mode for over two years and the approval came after months of regulatory hurdles and legal bat...
07 Nov, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
India allows WhatsApp Pay to go live on UPIThe NPCI’s approval came on the same day it limited the transactions a third-party app like WhatsApp Pay can carry out to 30% of the total ...
06 Nov, 2020, 03.54 PM IST
UPI market share cap in limboThe issue might only be picked up later next year as WhatsApp's payments ambitions have virtually been thwarted.
21 Nov, 2019, 08.49 AM 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
WhatsApp explores UPI for digital payments in IndiaA person familiar with the development told ET that WhatsApp is exploring all modes of payments in India, and that UPI is being explored as...
05 Apr, 2017, 11.57 AM IST