At first, the service was made accessible to select users but was made available to others gradually. WhatsApp started the beta testing of its UPI-based payment service in February 2018 in India. The launch could possibly happen now due to theĪlso read | Boost for small sellers, beyond chats on WhatsApp: What Facebook-Jio deal could mean for India As per the report, the issue of the data localisation guidelines released by the Reserve Bank of India in April 2018 was also one of the problems. The delay in the official launch of WhatsApp Pay is attributed to the multiple legal and regulatory hurdles faced by Facebook along with privacy concerns. At the moment, these four banks are part of the integration process for the beta testing mode of WhatsApp Pay. Initially, WhatsApp Pay will reportedly be available for ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank and the country’s largest public-sector bank - the State Bank of India (SBI) - will be added at a later stage. (Express photo) When will WhatsApp Pay launchĪccording to a report by m oneycontrol, the Facebook-owned messaging platform will launch the payment service in partnership with three private banks in India by May-end. JioMart is currently in the testing stage and available only in select areas. Jio may also include the option for Jio Pay, its own payment application, alongside other payments option. With the launch of WhatsApp Pay, the shopping experience will become seamless. For JioMart, Reliance has partnered with WhatsApp to take orders from customers. The partnership between Jio and Facebook resulted in JioMart, an e-commerce platform developed by Reliance Industries. Recently, Facebook bought 9.9 per cent stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 crore, which makes it the largest FDI in the technology sector in India.

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