WhatsApp adds QR support for for its UPI based payments service
WhatsApp has rolled out support for QR based payments on the latest beta version of its Android app. A month and a half after it's launch, the messaging app seems to be making an effort to fix its UPI based payments service's woeful interoperability (a key selling point for UPI). …
Now send money through WhatsApp by QR code scanning
WhatsApp Popular messaging app WhatsApp will now offer a bunch of new features to its users in the digital payments segment. Users can now send money through WhatsApp just by scanning the QR code. This feature is an add-on to its latest unveiled Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments … Read …
WhatsApp users on Android, here’s another way to make smartphone payments
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp tapped on to the digital payments market earlier this year with the launch of UPI based payments. Now it has introduced a new method which makes it easier to transfer money to another person's account. Until now, users had to feed in the amount, enter the UPI …
WhatsApp for Android beta can now scan QR codes for payments
WhatsApp's UPI-based payments feature has just received a new update in the app's Android beta avatar. The tool has so far only allowed transactions to be made to UPI IDs, but the upgrade brings the option of QR code scanning as well. To recall, WhatsApp had recently introduced a 'Send …
WhatsApp To Support Payments Via QR Code
“People all around the world use WhatsApp to connect with small businesses they care about — from online clothing companies in India to auto parts stores in Brazil,” the company wrote. “But WhatsApp was built for people, and we want to improve the business experience. For example, by making it … …
Facebook, WhatsApp main sources of fake news: Reach poll
Facebook and WhatsApp were identified as the two main sources of bogus news here by people who responded to a government survey on attitudes towards fake news. About half of the Singapore residents polled who have come across fake news said they had seen it on the two apps. These …
Watch out! ‘Fake news’ law covers Facebook, Whatsapp admins, private messages
Picture by Saw Siow Feng KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― Putrajaya's proposed law against fake news could see Facebook, Whatsapp groups' administrators and even someone sending private messages to be penalised, lawyers have cautioned. Civil rights lawyer New Sin Yew said the government's … Read More
WhatsApp beta for Android gets QR code support for payments
WhatsApp has started rolling out support for QR codes that enable monetary transactions. This feature is currently being enabled for users in the Android beta channel, with a wider rollout expected in the next few weeks. To be able to send money via QR codes, you will have to enable …
Whatsapp overtakes Facebook as top ‘fake news’ source: Reach survey
SINGAPORE — The bulk of Singaporeans who came across “fake news” stumbled upon them on messaging and social media platforms, with Whatsapp overtaking Facebook as the top source, based on latest findings from a survey conducted by government feedback unit Reach. Released on Monday … Read More
Those in poll point to WhatsApp, Facebook as fake news sources
Facebook and WhatsApp were identified as the two main sources of bogus news here by people who responded to a government survey on attitudes towards fake news. About half of the Singapore residents polled who have come across fake news said they had seen it on the two popular applications. …