WhatsApp Pay accused of foul play; CCI reviewing antitrust allegations

The case is based on a mid-March complaint that accused WhatsApp of bundling pay service within its messaging app to abuse its market position and penetrate India's booming digital payments space

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is looking into allegations that Facebook-owned WhatsApp is abusing its dominant position by offering payment services to its vast base of messaging app users in the country. The case is based on a complaint filed in mid-March that alleged WhatsApp was bundling its digital payment facility within its messaging app to abuse its market position and penetrate India's booming digital payments market, according to a Reuters report.

WhatsApp and Facebook did not immediately respond to Reuters' repeated requests for comment. The CCI also did not respond.

According to the report, the complainant in the