WhatsApp Begins To Rollout WhatsApp Pay In India As NPCI Granted Permission

“ After the Brazil blowout we are ready to launch WhatsApp Pay in India. Working on it Since 2018: Zuckerburg says !! ” The Facebook o...

“After the Brazil blowout we are ready to launch WhatsApp Pay in India. Working on it Since 2018: Zuckerburg says !! ”

The Facebook owned WhatsApp said that they have the idea of introducing WhatsApp Pay in India but it took 2 Years to get approval from NPCI. So they launched it in Brazil.

"We’ve been working on this with the National Payments Corporation of India, who oversee everything to make sure it’s secure and reliable. And we’ve built it using India’s Unified Payments Interface, which makes it easy for anyone to instantly accept payments across different apps -- and for companies to provide people with great services" Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg had said about the launch.

How to send or receive money:
Step 1: Open the chat of the person on WhatsApp and go to attachment icon.

Step 2: Tap on Payment and add the amount you want to send to the individual. One can also add a note.

Step 3: To complete the WhatsApp payment process, you need to enter your UPI PIN. once the transaction is completed, you will get a confirmation message. WhatsApp Payments has been designed in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India or NPCI. So, WhatsApp has partnered with five leading banks including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, the State Bank of India, and Jio Payments Bank.

How to set up WhatsApp Pay:

Step 1: Open the WhatsApp app on your phone and tap on the three-dotted icon, which is placed on the top right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Tap on Payments > Add payment method. You will get a list of bank names.

Step 3: After selecting the name of the bank, your number (linked with the bank) will be verified. For this, you need to tap on Verify via SMS. Make sure the WhatsApp number is the same as the one linked to your bank account.

Step 4: Once the verification process is completed, you can then need to finish setting up payments. You will need to set a UPI pin for Making out transactions similar to how it is on other apps.

How to send or receive money:

Step 1: Open the chat of the person on WhatsApp and go to attachment icon.

Step 2: Tap on Payment and add the amount you want to send to the individual. One can also add a note.

Step 3: To complete the WhatsApp payment process, you need to enter your UPI PIN. once the transaction is completed, you will get a confirmation message.