WhatsApp is reportedly testing international payments through UPI for Indian users.

WhatsApp According to a new leak, the app may work on enabling international payments through its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service. WhatsApp Payments or WhatsApp Pay was earlier. introduced As an in-app service in November 2020 for Indian users. The platform’s entry into the payments sector was considered late as rival platforms were already established by then. Now, the popular messaging platform has been tipped to add international payments with a limit of up to three months to boost its financial service’s user base.

Information about the feature was shared by tipster @AssembleDebug who said that a Post On X (formerly known as Twitter), “International payments on WhatsApp via UPI for Indian users. It is currently not available to users. But maybe WhatsApp is working on it because I couldn’t find anything about it on Google. The tipster also shared screenshots of the feature but didn’t say which beta version added it.

In the screenshot, a new option can be seen. Payments menu under the Forgot UPI PIN. The option is labeled on the tipped feature. International payments And on clicking, it opens a separate screen where users can select the start and end dates for the feature and turn it on. According to the screenshot, users will need to enter the UPI PIN to turn on the feature.

International payments allow customers with Indian bank accounts to select international merchants and send money to complete transactions. This feature will work only in countries where banks have enabled international UPI services. In India, by international payment UPI automatically expires, after which it needs to be manually activated again. According to the tipster, this period can be three months in WhatsApp. In contrast, Google Pay offers a seven-day transaction period. Especially, Google PayPhonePe, and some other major players in the UPI space are already offering the service.