WhatsApp to help users in India buy ‘sachet-sized’ health insurance by year-end

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp on Wednesday said it expects to facilitate the purchase of “affordable sachet-sized” health insurance through its platform by the end of the year as part of its efforts to provide users in India with greater access to financial solutions.

The Facebook-owned company noted that its ‘Payments’ feature is now available to users across the country (currently up to 20 million users) with support from banking partners – State Bank of India, HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank.