Open to answering any queries from govt on privacy policy update: WhatsAppWhatsApp Head Will Cathcart said the Facebook-owned company remains committed to privacy and security of users across India and will contin...
14 Jan, 2021, 07.33 PM 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
Facebook looking for WhatsApp payments head, professionals to fill other leadership rolesThe latest job opening by Facebook is for a director to lead its WhatsApp payments business in India.
28 Oct, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
PhonePe in talks with ICICI Bank for UPI playEven WhatsApp Payments, which is in beta testing stage, is working with four banks.
30 Sep, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
Does WhatsApp follow data norms, SC asks RBIRegulator told to file affidavit in 6 weeks after messaging app says it abides by rules.
03 Aug, 2019, 07.39 AM IST
WhatsApp feels payment services are getting unfair treatment in IndiaFirm claims it is "being singled" out despite being on par with Google with regard to regulatory compliance.
24 Aug, 2018, 01.13 PM IST
WhatsApp Payments hit office hurdleWhatsApp has been testing its payments service in India and is close the permitted number of 1 million users.
01 Aug, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
IT Ministry wants WhatsApp to prioritise fake news issue over payments service plansWhatsApp has been told that the fake news issue is far more important than other plans in the current circumstances.
25 Jul, 2018, 06.19 PM IST
Insist on local storage of data, Paytm tells govtPaytm said mirroring of data is not the solution and many countries have disallowed companies from doing so.
24 Jul, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Facebook faces delay to WhatsApp Payments in IndiaThe delay comes just as WhatsApp has been embroiled in a controversy over lynchings in the country.
20 Jul, 2018, 07.02 PM IST
Unhappy with WhatsApp reply, government may send second noticeThe govt is in no hurry to give the go-ahead for WhatsApp Payments until it achieves satisfactory replies.
18 Jul, 2018, 06.21 PM IST
Payments not impacting WhatsApp's other India plans: SourcesAt the Reliance annual general meeting, Reliance announced that JioPhone users will get access to apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube ...
17 Jul, 2018, 10.18 PM IST
Here's why WhatsApp is yet to start its payment service in IndiaNPCI has not replied to specific queries raised by the ministry of electronics and information technology early this month.
28 Jun, 2018, 06.57 AM 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
WhatsApp sharing limited data with Facebook on payment featureThe National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has been asked to verify compliance around WhatsApp payment as it scales up its service in...
10 Jun, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
IT Ministry asks NPCI to check compliance of WhatsApp payments, data safety: SourcesWhen reached for comment, WhatsApp said that payments data is used to enable transactions, protect people from abuse and fraud, and offer c...
01 Jun, 2018, 10.35 PM IST
WhatsApp forays into digital payments spaceThe messaging app’s entry into digital payments could massively disrupt the peer-to-peer payments industry.
19 Feb, 2018, 06.30 AM IST