WhatsApp gets NPCI nod to expand its UPI services to 10 million users

WhatsApp gets NPCI nod to expand its UPI services to 10 million users

WhatsApp gets NPCI nod to expand its UPI services to 10 million users

  • Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has received the approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand its United Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users.
  • WhatsApp’s payment feature, named WhatsApp Pay, has developed by the NPCI to run on UPI. It allows users to pay others or do business transactions through their bank accounts.
  • WhatsApp has been running a pilot UPI services for one million users since the rollout of the project in 2018, and has struggled to get a full-fledged licence since then.

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