WhatsApp Adds Bill Payments For 22,722 Indian Billers On Its App
The service rides Bharat Connect, the payments network India's own government built, covering electricity, water, gas, FASTag and loans.
- Meta India head Arun Srinivas calls it bringing "that same simplicity" to routine household bills.
- Rollout reaches Android and iOS users gradually across India over the coming weeks.
- Users tap a rupee icon, review the pre-fetched bill, then pay by UPI or card.
Why it matters: A foreign messaging app now sits between millions of households and the payment rail the state itself built.