Facebook is rolling out its WhatsApp payment service for users in India after receiving approval from the country’s regulators. The service first launched in India as a beta in 2018, but a full rollout was delayed for years by concerns about data storage and sharing. It’s an important launch for what is WhatsApp’s biggest market, home to some 400 million users. India’s regulatory body for retail payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI),
After months of talks and trials, WhatsApp has finally pulled the trigger on payments in its app. Today the Facebook-owned messaging service announced that users in Brazil would be the first to be able to send and receive money by way of its messaging app, using Facebook Pay, the payments service WhatsApp owner Facebook launched last year. WhatsApp says in its blog post that the payments service — which currently is free for consumers to use (that
It’s always worth celebrating when your favorite app gets a dark mode—at least, for those of us who prefer white text on a black background than the more annoying, brighter alternative. WhatsApp is the latest app to join the gloomier fun (on Android, at least), but you’ll have to jump through a hoop or two if you want to invert your colors right now. Facebook is currently testing dark mode
Below is a roundup of some of the most anticipated features that could change your WhatsApp experience for the better. As Facebook works towards making one super social media app, it looks like they could be taking a step in the right direction with this WhatsApp status feature. WhatsApp beta users can now sling their status updates over to their Facebook Story at the push of a button. WhatsApp beta
