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Tech wrap Jan 1: WhatsApp Pay, Flipkart sale, Samsung Galaxy S25 series

How to use WhatsApp Pay. Flipkart 'Big Bachat Days' sale. One UI 7 to bring Gemini Live on lock screen. OnePlus Watch 3 health features. upcoming iPhone features

NPCI lifts WhatsApp Pay's user cap: Know how to set up new account

The move is expected to have profound implications for WhatsApp Pay and the broader UPI market

WhatsApp Pay: What is it, how to enable it, competitors in India, and more

WhatsApp has received approval from the NPCI to offer its payment service to all users in India, removing the earlier cap of 100 million Unified Payments Interface (UPI) users

NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps by two years to end of 2026

This extension provides significant relief to market leaders PhonePe and Google Pay, which dominate UPI transactions in India

As NPCI lifts limits, WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to all users

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has lifted the limit from onboarding UPI users for the third-party app provider WhatsApp Pay with immediate effect. With this development, WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base in India, NPCI said in a statement. Previously, NPCI had permitted WhatsApp Pay to expand its UPI user base in a phased manner, it added. There was a cap of 100 million users which has been lifted by NPCI. With this notification, it said, NPCI is removing the limit restrictions on user onboarding on WhatsApp Pay. WhatsApp Pay will continue to comply with all existing UPI guidelines and circulars applicable to existing Third-Party Application Providers (TPAPs), it said. NPCI, an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks' Association, is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India (IBA). NPCI governs the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) framework in India.

JioMart witnesses seven-fold increase in monthly orders through WhatsApp

With an end-to-end shopping experience within WhatsApp, JioMart has been able to engage consumers hesitant to shop online, according to a company statement

Tata AIA allows consumers to pay premiums through Whatsapp and UPI

Tata AIA has partnered with WhatsApp and PayU to make payments through Unified Payment Interfaces (UPIs) for their consumers more efficient

WhatsApp Pay's India head steps down amid series of top-level departures

Vinay Choletti leaving as Meta-owned messaging platform ramps up investments in its payment service in India

TMS Ep317: EV batteries, WhatsApp UPI, Markets, Participatory notes

Can India become a global EV battery player? Is it the end of WhatsApp's UPI ambition? Will RBI policy and Gujarat polls sway markets? What are participatory notes? All answers here

Is it the end of WhatsApp's UPI ambition?

The free run for PhonePe and Google Pay is likely to continue, as the 30% market cap mandate will not come into force for another two years. So, what does it mean for new players like WhatsApp?

WhatsApp Pay India head Manesh Mahatme quits, likely to return to Amazon

Mahatme played a role in helping WhatsApp to win regulatory approval to more than double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million

WhatsApp Pay India head Manesh Mahatme quits, joins Amazon: Report

Mahatme's exit comes at a critical time for Whatsapp, which is seeking to ramp up its payments service in a highly competitive market

Will double down on India growth in next 6 months: WhatsApp Pay

WhatsApp India on Tuesday said that over the next six months, it will make significant investments regarding digital payments on its platform across the country

WhatsApp wins approval to double payments offering to 40 mn users in India

The company had requested that there should be no cap on users of its payment service in India

Facebook plans to boost investment in Indian innovative start-ups

'We will have exciting things to share over the next few months (on Jio Mart-WhatsApp collaboration)', said Ajit Mohan

WhatsApp adds backgrounds to payments for a more personalised experience

Built for India, this new feature is relevant, exciting, and memorable as it helps people easily convey a feeling along with sending money.

BS Technology Round Table: Covid-19 pandemic sends digital payments soaring

At the Business Standard Unlock BFSI 2.0, leading minds of the payments industry and fintech players discuss the opportunities and challenges thrown up by Covid

Top headlines: Budget 2021, WhatsApp pay, purchase of vaccine, and more

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Explained: Concerns over WhatsApp's new privacy policy and options for you

Listen to the podcast to know that if you tap on 'agree' for WhatsApp's new privacy policy, what exactly you are signing up for?

WhatsApp adds 'carts' feature to improve in-app shopping experience

Previously, WhatsApp has stated that more than 175 million people message a WhatsApp Business account every day.