WhatsApp Payments has found a brand new way to attract users in India to use WhatsApp Payments. The recently extended payments feature on the messaging app uses UPI gateway to send or receive cash from the users of WhatsApp. However to attract a lot of individuals to use its Payments feature, the Facebook-owned chatting app is giving cashback. The feature is obtainable to each iOS and Android users. The Payments feature might not be obtainable to those who are using older versions of iOS or Android.
WhatsApp Payments are going to be targeting established companies like Paytm, PhonePe and Google Pay. The rolling out of the payment has nearly gone unmarked in India until a user named Vipin noticed the cashback of ₹51 while he was using the WhatsApp Payments.
WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo reports that the cashback feature could also be rolling intent on specific beta testers solely and not all users who use payments are going to be receiving the cashback. There’s no clarity on when this feature is going to be broadly extended for all users on WhatsApp. WABetainfo aforementioned that this might be a restricted promotion to encourage a lot of users to use WhatsApp Payments and claims that it may end soon in the future. Once the cashback is received, the tracker says that the transaction history is obtainable on the History page in the WhatsApp Payments Settings.
This cashback might not be obtainable to all but it simply depends on WhatsApp and its algorithmic rule. The chances of getting a cashback will increase if the iOS and Android users are up to date. The ₹51 cashback looks uniform for all payments made above Rs.1.
WhatsApp is eyeing large market share with the Payments feature however the controversies associated with its parent company Facebook may produce downside for its acceptance in India. The electronic messaging app has additionally introduced new in-app stickers to make awareness among the WhatsApp users.
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