{"id":1273666,"date":"2023-09-22T09:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T04:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1273666"},"modified":"2023-09-22T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T04:08:16","slug":"pay-on-whatsapp-feature-launched-users-can-now-choose-whatsapp-as-a-payment-option-and-more-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/pay-on-whatsapp-feature-launched-users-can-now-choose-whatsapp-as-a-payment-option-and-more-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pay On Whatsapp&#8221; Feature Launched: Users Can Now Choose Whatsapp As A Payment Option! (And More Updates)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 20, Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/business\/whatsapp-business-big-india-push-in-chat-payments-paid-verification-more-11396691.html\">unveiled<\/a> new product features mainly focused on business messaging, considering India as a priority market to drive the growth of WhatsApp Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-7.png\" alt=\"&quot;Pay On Whatsapp&quot; Feature Launched: Users Can Now Choose Whatsapp As A Payment Option! 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