Brazilian central bank gives Meta the go-ahead to launch WhatsApp business payments feature
Customers will soon be able to make payments to small businesses directly from WhatsApp.
WhatsApp Pay finally gets greenlight from Brazil’s central bank
WhatsApp is only allowed to do P2P payments in Brazil.
Indian watchdog rejects WhatsApp Pay antitrust complaint
The Competition Commission of India dismisses complaint about new market entrant.
ICICI Bank launches WhatsApp-based banking service
The Indian bank follows up on its API and digital development.
WhatsApp Pay to launch in India with initial 10m users
Facebook-owned firm plans a full roll-out this year.
Facebook Pay launches for US users on Messenger and Facebook
The social media giant says it’s a separate venture to the Libra project.
Pakistan’s JS Bank first in country to launch ‘chat banking’ on WhatsApp
The service is free to use with no registration process.
WhatsApp talks to Indonesian fintechs for mobile payments launch
WhatsApp is waiting for regulatory approval in India for a similar service.
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WhatsApp Pay coming to India later this year
It will need to comply with all of the regulations ahead of its launch.
