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Thursday, September 3, 2026

WhatsApp launches bill payments in India to tap into country's UPI craze ;-The Economic Times

 WhatsApp launched bill payments in India on September 3, 2026. This feature allows users to pay household and utility bills directly within the app. The service is powered by the Bharat Bill Payment System network. Users can access over 22,000 billers across 30 categories for payments. Meta India aims to make bill payments as effortless as sending a message.



Whatsapp on Sep 3, 2026 launched Bill payments in India, a move that positions the messaging platform to capture a larger share of the country's booming digital payments ecosystem.The launch comes days after data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed UPI processing hit a record high in August 2026, with transactions rising to 24.51 billion, up 3.6 per cent from July, while transaction value stood at Rs 29.82 lakh crore.

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