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WhatsApp Payment: Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can pay via the messaging app

On Friday, messaging service WhatsApp announced that it had enabled a beta version of its payment facility to some of users on both the Play Store and the Apple Store.

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On Friday, messaging service WhatsApp announced that it had enabled a beta version of its payment facility to some of users on both the Play Store and the Apple Store.

With digital transactions gaining popularity since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government focusing on a Digital India, one more platform to carry out such transactions w

Here’s the step-by-step guide on what you have to do to enable WhatsApp UPI feature on your phone:

1. Users who already have the feature need to go to their friend’s profile on WhatsApp.

2. Once there, they simply need to tap the attachment (paper clip-shaped) button.

3. This will prompt them to see the payment option. They need to tap the payment option.

4. This will give them an error, saying that their friend doesn’t have WhatsApp UPI feature just yet. But in reality, they have just enabled the WhatsApp UPI feature for their friend.

5. Now, you can go to the settings section within the app where you will see the payment option yourself.

6. You can now invite your friends in a similar fashion.

Earlier, WhatsApp announced that it had started its digital peer-to-peer Payments service available in India. At the moment, the service is for select WhatsApp beta users on iOS and Android. With this move, WhatsApp will compete with companies such as Paytm, Google Tez, PhonePe and MobiKwik.

The new ‘Payments’ feature can be accessed from the Chat window in the Attachments menu. You can then click on Payments, which will then prompt you to link to your UPI.

WhatsApp had earlier mentioned in a statement, “People can continue using WhatsApp as usual — there's no need to download anything new. And people will continue to have full control over the messages they receive, with the ability to block any number, including businesses, as well as report spam.”

In India, WhatsApp is stated to help almost 80 percent of small businesses to help communicate with customers and grow their business.

The app will provide features such as auto responses, creating a business profile, chat migration and analytics. Users will also be able to register a landline number for WhatsApp Business. This seems to be a great move as most people would not like to share their personal contact number with customers. Businesses can also set ‘Away’ automated responses, which customers will receive while when they are trying to contact you and you are not available.

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