You can pay using Whatsapp?

Since now we have been using the whatsapp just for chit chat purpose but now whatsapp is about to introduce a new feature and the name is " WhatsApp Pay " with which it will slowly become accessible to do transactions too. This feature of whatsapp is under process and after testing it among a limited number of users, it will be made available to all. According to the sources whatsapp pay needs five to six months more to go local and live.

Right now in the testing process whatsapp pay beta is made available to a small number of users (approximately 8 to 9 lac) to do small value transactions and it is running in India only using UPI allowed by NPCI (national payments corporation of India). Whatsapp pay started this service in partnership with ICICI bank and now added Axis bank, State Bank of India and HDFC bank as its partners.

As per the RBI’s regulations, data of all the payments need to be stored within the country and all the companies dealing with digital payment business will have to get a 3^rd party audit done by CERT. As per Economic Times, to finish the 3^rd party audit and to fix all technical requirements. It will take time till August to September. To support India’s agenda of digitization whatsapp is closely working with NPCI, banks, the government and other payment service providers.

Setting up Payment Feature :

Go to “settings"
Click on “payments”
On payment page add your bank account and bank details
Accept terms and conditions
Verify phone number via SMS
Whatsapp will show banks linked with UPI
Select your bank if you are UPI user if not then setup UPI
Enter last six digits of debit card and expiry date to create VPA(Virtual Payee Address)