In the latest report, it is said that Meta-owned messaging service provider WhatsApp is working on a new feature, which will provide users the facility to make international payments through UPI. This means that users will be able to make international payments through Unified Payment Interface i.e. UPI through WhatsApp only. This upcoming feature of WhatsApp has been revealed by a tipster AssembleDebug on X (old name Twitter).
Will international payments be made through WhatsApp?
WhatsApp's International Payments service will allow users with Indian bank accounts to transfer money and conduct transactions at select international merchants. However, this facility will work only in those countries where banks have accepted international UPI and its services have been started.
Looking at the screenshot shared by the tipster, it seems that the international payments feature will require manual activation. Users may have to set a period for which they need to activate the International Payment Service.
Google Pay and Phone Pay will get competition
Let us tell you that many other companies providing UPI payment services in India, including Google Pay and PhonePe, already provide this facility to their users. However, we want to clarify that we have not received information about any such feature from WhatsApp or any official website providing information about WhatsApp. This information has been given only by a tipster. Therefore, if this news is confirmed then in the coming time WhatsApp will give some official information about this new feature.
Let us tell you that, WhatsApp started the facility of in-app UPI payment for Indian users for the first time in November 2020. Now it is believed that WhatsApp is going to start an international payment service, but it has not been confirmed yet. However, if this is true, then WhatsApp can soon release the beta version of this feature, after which some selected beta users will be able to use this feature, if everything goes well, then the company will release this feature for general users as well
