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 of India (NPCI) provided the firm with permission to put WhatsApp Pay into operation in a phased manner, The Business Standard reported. The NPCI’s...
In India, a delay for WhatsApp Pay? Reports came Wednesday (Oct. 9) from the Business Standard, and through Money Control, that there are compliance issues tied to data processing regulations that may keep the payment service from launching by the end of this year, as...
The National Payments Corp. of India is reviewing an audit report to ensure WhatsApp complies with local rules. “We have received the data localization compliance system audit report from WhatsApp, which shall be reviewed in the next few weeks,” a Mumbai-based representative for NCPI said,...
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim to transform financial services worldwide by empowering the more than 1.7 billion people around the world who currently do not...
December 14, 2022
The head of WhatsApp Pay India has left after assuming the role in September. Vinay Choletti announced he is leaving the Meta-owned business in a Tuesday (Dec. 13) post on LinkedIn. “Today was my last day at WhatsApp Pay and as I sign off, I can proudly say that watching the scale and the influence […]
February 07, 2020
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 of India (NPCI) provided the...
August 14, 2019
The National Payments Corp. of India is reviewing an audit report to ensure WhatsApp complies with local rules. “We have received the data localization compliance system audit report from WhatsApp,...
June 20, 2019
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim to transform financial services worldwide...
