WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

WhatsApp, owned by Meta, plans to offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India. This move is aimed at boosting commerce offerings in its largest market. Payments via these rival services, as well as any others that run on India’s UPI system, will be possible directly within WhatsApp. This new feature could attract more businesses to pay Meta for access to WhatsApp users.