WhatsApp Pay in India: Learn about WhatsApp Pay service and its benefits.

 

WhatsApp Pay in India: The National Payments Corporation of India recently allowed WhatsApp's UPI service WhatsApp Pay to go live in India. After which WhatsApp Pay service has officially launched in India.

WhatsApp is one of the most used instant messaging apps worldwide, with over 1.5 billion monthly active users on its platforms.

The company was testing it in India for a long time, which has now been made available for Android and iOS users. But in the first segment of the WhatsApp Pay service, NPCI has set a cap of 2 crore users.

Only those users will get the option to use the payment feature of WhatsApp pay in India right now. This number will be gradually increased at a later time.

What is WhatsApp Pay Service?

WhatsApp Pay in India was running on beta testing for the last two years. It was not officially launched due to some problems coming into it.

But now after approval from NPCI, it has been made available to Indian users. Let us know that this is a UPI based service and with its help, users can send money like photos in the chatting box itself.

WhatsApp Pay Service supports 10 languages

WhatsApp Pay service is available in 10 local languages ​​of India and users can use any of these languages ​​as per their convenience. This feature is available on both Android and iOS platforms.

But for this, you have to update your WhatsApp account first. To avail of this feature, it is necessary to have a UPI based debit card with users.

You can send payments via WhatsApp directly from the chat screen. Just tap on the 'attachment' icon and choose the payment option. However, this requires the receiver to enable WhatsApp payment.

Talking about the features available in the WhatsApp Pay service, with the help of this feature, users can transfer up to one lakh rupees in a day.

Using this feature, you can send money to any of your WhatsApp numbers anytime, anywhere. Equally, this feature also provides you the facility of recharge.

To start using WhatsApp pay in India service, open your friend's chat screen and tap on the 'attachment' icon. Now, tap on payment and follow the on-screen steps. Once it is set, you can send money from the chat screen. Note that for this to work, the receiver must also set the WhatsApp pay service.

Money transferred from WhatsApp Pay in India will be directly saved in your account. This service can compete with digital wallets like Paytm, Google Pay, and PhonPe.