IT Ministry Questions NPCI for details on WhatsApp Pay
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 service issued a fresh letter this week asking details on data storage policy of US-based service and how data will be shared with its parent company.
MeitY, in particular, has raised objections over WhatsApp not complying with two-factor authentication laid by India's Apex Bank RBI in addition to expressing concerns over the management of user's data. A copy of the letter has also been sent to RBI.
Lack of a two-factor authenticati...