SINGAPORE — WhatsApp users in Singapore may now pay local businesses through the chat platform, without being redirected to another website or having to open another app.
In a press release on Tuesday , messaging platform WhatsApp said the new feature will enable Singapore residents with a WhatsApp number registered here to pay using credit cards, debit cards or PayNow.
It added that the feature — supported by WhatsApp's payments service provider partner, Stripe — will be rolled out to a"small number" of Singapore-based businesses on Tuesday and will be available to more in the coming months.The option to enable payments on WhatsApp in Singapore is available to local businesses using the WhatsApp Business Platform.
WhatsApp added that other local businesses interested in offering this feature to customers may work with one of their four partners — Vonage, Gupshup, 360dialog and Clare.AI to get started. Such a service is also available on other platforms such as Chinese messaging application WeChat and Japanese messaging service LINE.Ms Stephane Kasriel, the head of FinTech at Meta, which owns WhatsApp said the new feature would be"seamless" and"secure".
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