Cricket fandom is already digital. Fan tokens could be the next movThink of these tokens as digital exclusive membership passes. Fans could buy them through Socios and unlock experiences tied to their favou...
25 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Meta launches business AI on WhatsAppMeta is launching AI business agents on WhatsApp in India to help small businesses automate customer interactions, boost sales, and operate...
07 May, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
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
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 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
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 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
Will not go ahead with payment service without complying with all norms: WhatsApp Inc to Supreme Court"Kapil Sibal, senior counsel appearing for Respondent No.3 - WhatsApp Inc, makes a statement on behalf of his client that they will not go ...
13 May, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
WhatsApp pay gets NPCI nod to expand UPI project to 10 million usersRecently, Facebook said it expects to roll out WhatsApp Pay in a number of countries, in the next six months. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said comm...
08 Feb, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
WhatsApp pay drops beta tag, adds Axis & HDFC Bank to listThe instant messaging service provider has also removed the sentence that it was testing a “beta product” while offering payment service to...
01 Aug, 2018, 08.09 AM IST
Paytm head Vijay Shekhar Sharma accuses WhatsApp of unfair play, wants govt to step inSharma said he will approach the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which has developed the UPI system, and even higher authori...
15 Feb, 2018, 07.01 PM 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