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What WhatsApp’s payments push in India means for Paytm

The entry of WhatsApp into digital payments is set to significantly expand the digital payments market in India and could threaten the dominance of Paytm, highlighting the challenges that pure consumer payments firms face in defending their turf. The payments launch by WhatsApp, one of the most … Read More

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Driver fined for telling schoolgirl, ‘I love you’

Then when he forwarded an image of him wearing her ring in his finger on WhatsApp, the girl asked him to come the next day to pay him for the ride that she hadn't paid for earlier. Accompanied by a friend of hers, the American schoolgirl paid the defendant his …

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Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s Problem with Usage

In August 2016, it would seem that individuals invested nearly as much energy in Facebook and its properties (like WhatsApp and Instagram) as they did on destinations possessed by Google, for example, YouTube and Google+. The two web monsters were almost neck and neck. Through 2017, be that … Read More

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New WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone update brings new public feature

WhatsApp has been busy, and only 2 days after the last update have pushed out a new update for their WhatsApp beta app for Windows Phone, taking it to version 2.18.28. The update brings the ability to add a description to a WhatsApp group. Descriptions can be up to 512 …

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Accuses Facebook Of Building Closed Payments System In India

WhatsApp's new payment feature in India has prompted a backlash from China's Alibaba Group Holding-backed Paytm that alleged the new entrant is abusing a government-supported open platform to build a closed system. The Facebook-owned messaging app last week rolled out a beta-version of … Read More

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Conservative MPs no longer trust each other – so they’re abandoning WhatsApp

Conservative MPs no longer trust each other – so they're abandoning WhatsApp. Prime Minister Theresa May said that England has “one of the most expensive systems of university … Look to Tory WhatsApp. After a series of embarrassing exchanges on the official MPs' group made their way into the … Read …

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TTPS urges citizens to disregard ‘mischievous’ messages

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is warning citizens to ignore certain Whatsapp messages circulating which are intended to 'create mischief', asking the public to report these messages to the police. The TTPS tweeted the update on Tuesday after messages were circulated on Whatsapp claiming … Read More

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New WhatsApp update comes in for Windows phone 2.18.24 on Stickers but still in beta

WhatsApp submitted a new update for Windows phone getting the version up to 2.18.24. It is still in beta stage, which won't yet show you the new feature. The update will have a new look for the sticker in chat. While receiving notification for a sticker, it will show users …

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Live Location & stickers coming to WhatsApp on Windows phones

According to a report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp beta was recently updated on Windows Phone with some hidden new features. Judging from the update, it looks as though WhatsApp users might soon be getting support for Live Location & stickers on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. The stickers … Read More

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WhatsApp Payments: Who will pay and who will gain?

WhatsApp has based its Payments feature on the United Payments Interface (UPI), which allows instant direct bank-to-bank transfers via a virtual payee address. Since Payments is still in the live beta-testing stage, not all users are seeing it reflected in their app. Users have reported that the feature … Read More