WhatsApp Payments launched in Brazil, while India still waits in test mode

WhatsApp has launched its payments feature in Brazil today. WhatsApp Payments will be powered by the Facebook Pay technology and the payments are going to be processed by Brazilian fintech company Cielo.

Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook to announce the launch today, “We’re making sending and receiving money as easy as sharing photos. We’re also enabling small businesses to make sales right within WhatsApp,” he explained in his post.

Brazil was the second country to get WhatsApp Payments after India. While it has been officially rolled out in Brazil, it’s still on testing mode here due to regulatory roadblocks. WhatsApp started testing its payments feature in India in 2018.