NPCI Go-Ahead For WhatsApp Pay With User Base Of 20 Mn In UPI

The payments authority said in a statement that the Facebook-owned messaging app can expand its UPI user base in a graded manner starting with a maximum registered user base of 20 Mn in UPI

WhatsApp has been embroiled in a slew of lawsuits in the country over the past one year due to which it hasn’t been able to launch its payments feature beyond the beta mode

NPCI’s clarification today comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informed the Supreme Court in August that it hasn’t yet granted permission to WhatsApp to go live with its payments functionalities

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Thursday (November 5) gave approval for WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in the muti-bank model.

The payments authority said in a statement that the Facebook-owned messaging app can expand its UPI user base in a graded manner starting with a maximum registered user base of 20…

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