Tag "WhatsApp"
Singapore Residents Can Now Pay Through Their WhatsApp Chat
Singaporeans will be able to pay local businesses right from their WhatsApp chat from today onwards. This will enable customers and businesses buy and sell directly on WhatsApp without having to go to a website, open another app or pay
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WhatsApp Puts Focus on Small Businesses; Bets on Social Commerce and Chat-Based Experiences
Social networking giant Meta Platforms is targeting opportunities related to commerce and payments, leveraging on the popularity of WhatsApp in emerging markets to establish the messaging app as a core communication tool and sales channel for small businesses. This ambition
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WhatsApp India Has Rolled Out Its Payment Feature
WhatsApp has rolled out a secure payments feature for its users in India, the experience is said to make the process transferring money as easy as sending a message. WhatsApp designed the payments feature in partnership with the National Payments Corporation
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India’s ICICI Bank Launches Banking Services On WhatsApp in The Midst of Nationwide Lockdown
ICICI Bank announced the launch of banking services on WhatsApp to enable its retail customers to undertake a slew of banking requirements from their home at a time when they are advised to stay indoors in the wake of the
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From Libra to WhatsApp Pay — A Glance at Facebook’s Fintech Play
For years, social networking giant Facebook has shown interest in the fintech market, partnering with PayPal to build digital payment capabilities into its Messenger app, testing and introducing payment services on its various messaging platforms, and exploring blockchain and cryptocurrency
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DBS Aims to Save 10,000 Manhours Through Whatsapp and WeChat Banking Service
DBS announced the launch of DBS Wealth Chat, a service that will allow DBS’ wealth clients to interact, exchange ideas and transact with their relationship managers via popular instant messaging platforms WhatsApp and WeChat. The bank claims to be the first
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TransferWise Chooses Singapore as APAC Hub; Launches Service in the City-State
TransferWise, Europe’s leading money transfer service, is launching in Singapore where it is working with DBS Bank. The company has chosen the city-state as its Asia Pacific (APAC) hub and expects to have 30 employees by the end of 2017,
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