WhatsApp Payments: Here’s how to link banks, send and receive money

Facebook on thursday, announced that they finally received the nod from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to start the much-awaited WhatsApp Payments service in India from November 6 onwards.

Like Google Pay, Paytm, and PhonePe, WhatsApp Payments features a simple Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to transfer and receive money in a few seconds.

Here’s how to link your bank account with WhatsApp:

On Android smartmobile

Step 1: Tap More options > Settings > Payments > Add new account.

Step 2: Tap Accept and Continue to accept our Payments Terms and Privacy Policy.

Step 3: From the list of banks, tap the name of your bank.