WhatsApp refreshes Payments feature, a latest attempt to woo users in India
India Today
Continuing its effort to push WhatsApp as a payments portal in India, the chat app will now allow users making payments through WhatsApp to scan QR codes right through the camera icon on the chat composer.
WhatsApp has announced updates to its chat composer that will cater to its user base in India. The changes are meant to make payments through WhatsApp easier for Indian users, by letting them scan QR codes or use the symbol on the chat app.
The new updates were revealed by WhatsApp at the Global FinTech Festival (GFF) 2021, which marks its last day today. As for what they are, WhatsApp will now allow the use of the symbol in its chat composer. The company says that the symbol will make it easier for people to send money to their contacts or make payments through WhatsApp, more so for native language users of the app in India.
