WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp, is a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can send text messages, voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

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WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
February 12, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook-owned WhatsApp hit a major milestone, surpassing the 2 billion user mark, the company announced in a Wednesday (Feb. 12) blog post, in which it also...

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WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
February 07, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India. The National Payments Corporation...

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Cashfree Opens India’s UPI For Corporate Use Cases
Cashfree Opens India’s UPI For Corporate Use Cases
February 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Indian payments and banking technology company Cashfree has launched a Unified Payment Interface (UPI) stack with more than 15 integrations for businesses’ payment needs, according...

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Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank
Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank
January 31, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Visa reported positive first-quarter earnings, totaling 700 million Visa Direct transactions, and CFPB sued Citizens Bank for violating the Truth in...

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Facebook CFO Hints At WhatsApp Payments Expansion Beyond India
Facebook CFO Hints At WhatsApp Payments Expansion Beyond India
January 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Facebook recently released its quarterly earnings report for the period ending on Dec. 31. During the earnings call, the company touched on its plans for...

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WhatsApp Reported 12 Vulnerabilities In 2019
WhatsApp Reported 12 Vulnerabilities In 2019
January 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

WhatsApp, which boasts end-to-end encryption and high-level security, disclosed 12 vulnerabilities in 2019, seven of which were described as critical, according to a report by...

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Indian Official Says Law Allows Government To Pry
Indian Official Says Law Allows Government To Pry
November 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The government of India has the legal right to monitor and decrypt digital information on citizens’ devices, TechCrunch reported Tuesday (Nov. 19). In a written...

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Facebook Launches ‘Facebook Pay’ For Cross-App Payments
Facebook Launches ‘Facebook Pay’ For Cross-App Payments
November 12, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Pay, a payment system meant to operate through Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. “People already use payments across...

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New WhatsApp Feature Lets SMBs Share Products To Drive Sales
New WhatsApp Feature Lets SMBs Share Products To Drive Sales
November 07, 2019  |  Facebook

WhatsApp business is introducing a new feature to help small businesses interact with customers, according to VentureBeat. The feature is called catalog, and it will...

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