Thursday, 5 March, 2026
NPCI approves WhatsApp's request
By Basit Ansari
<p>WhatsApp's request to remove the cap on users of its payment service in India was approved by NPCI. The company will be allowed to offer its payment services to 40M Indian users, which was restricted to 20M users earlier, according to news reports. The report added that the company's growth prospects would still be hindered as they have more than 500M users in India. It is unclear when the new cap would come into effect.<br />
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