The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued a fresh letter to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) seeking details about the digital payment service of Facebook-owned platform WhatsApp that is due to be formally launched in India this month. The government body which had earlier sought clarifications from the NPCI on WhatsApp Payment […]
The Facebook-owned popular messaging application WhatsApp is pumped up to launch its first ever payment service across India making it the first country to support in-app payments. This feature is reported to be introduced as early as next week with an aim to achieve market shares. The payment feature will enable the country’s population to […]
The messaging service platform WhatsApp has again garnered attention as a new bug has been reported on the app which is creating a problem for users. The bug lets blocked accounts send messages to people who have blocked them. “Block” account feature which provides respite to users from spammers and pesky callers has gone “non-functional” […]
Messaging Service Platform, WhatsApp has rolled out a new group chat feature on Tuesday, that will enable better controls for administrators as well as regular group members. The very first change that will come into effect with the update is that now a WhatsApp group will give a brief description to help clarify the purpose […]
WhatsApp is one of the most successful messaging platforms today that has a whopping 1.5 billion monthly users base of active users in the world. While the instant messaging service is often riddled with scams, a new forwarded message is doing the rounds of WhatsApp which claims to hang the app for some time. The […]
Facebook was blamed for replication when it had copied the Sanpachat’s trademark “Stories” and rolled out “Status Feature” in February last year. But, today the tables have turned different as the messaging service platform, WhatsApp owned by Facebook has crossed 450 million daily active user base worldwide. Snapchat currently holds 191 million daily user base […]
While we have already reported exit of Jan Koum, the co-founder of social media messaging app WhatsApp leaving Facebook, the market is now buzzing with news regarding who could be the next CEO of the major technology giant. If reports are to be believed another Indian and a former Google employee “Neeraj Arora” could head the […]
Yesterday we published a breaking news stating that billionaire and chief executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, was planning to leave the parent company, Facebook. Whatsapp’s Last Remaining Co-Founder Exits Facebook. While the departure seemed friendly between the Chief Executive of Whatsapp, Jan Koum, and Chief Executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg but the departure motives suggest […]
Jan Koum, the co-founder of social messaging app Whatsapp announced that he was leaving Facebook, which acquired the messaging service in 2014 for $19 billion. Koum announced his decision to leave the ranks of Facebook to the public on his Facebook page, citing that he will now focus on his passions off work such as […]
“Delete for All” feature introduced earlier in March, which had come as a big relief to Whatsapp users is to undergo a change yet again. The 270 million subscribed Facebook-owned application had introduced a “Delete for everyone feature” which entitles users to delete a message sent mistakingly to recipients. At the time of launch, it was […]
After a recent update introducing peer to peer payments, WhatsApp is looking for a full time hire in India to handle its business strategy and product lineup. The position is based in Mumbai and the WhatsApp team will report directly to Chief Operating officer in California. This is a senior level position that requires a […]
World’s leading chat messenger WhatsApp partially admitted on the media reports that it is keeping track of the messages and also collects data of users, even after end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp the popular instant messaging service with over 200 million active users in India might not be as secure as being claimed. Questions were also being […]