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WhatsApp Integrates UPI Lite for Fast Small Payments

Akinola Ajibola by Akinola Ajibola
February 28, 2025
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As with other platforms, WhatsApp’s in-development feature was discovered after an APK teardown of a beta version of the app and may work for low-value transactions. This information comes amid the reported development of bill payments facility for WhatsApp users in India. According to a report, WhatsApp may be developing a UPI Lite functionality for users, which would simplify the payment process by allowing them to carry out transactions without entering the PIN. In order to improve the platform’s financial capabilities, the article tracks the app’s continuous development of a bill payment tool specifically designed for its Indian user base.

After an APK dissection of the WhatsApp beta app version 2.25.5.17, Android Authority noticed this functionality. There are reportedly other strings in the update’s code that allude to the alleged UPI Lite capabilities. Even when the servers are congested, it could allow for speedy payments. Additionally, consumers might be able to complete transactions successfully with just one click.

The UPI Lite functionality was found during an APK deconstruction of WhatsApp’s beta version 2.25.5.17, according to a recent article by Android Authority. Multiple references to the UPI Lite feature can be found in the code included in this version, indicating that users will be able to make speedy payments even in the event of server congestion. By enabling transactions with just one click, this feature seeks to reduce the likelihood of failure. The coding also suggests that users could be able to make and take money straight from the chat service. It’s crucial to remember that the UPI Lite configuration is device-specific and won’t sync with other devices connected to the same account. WhatsApp’s current UPI features, which currently enable users to link their UPI accounts for easy payments, might be greatly enhanced by this addition.

Setting up UPI Lite, however, will only activate it on that particular device—not on other devices linked to the account. WhatsApp might expand on its current UPI capabilities, which enables users to link their UPI accounts to the chat service in order to make payments, with this alleged addition.

WhatsApp has been aggressively growing its financial offerings, especially for Indian consumers. According to reports, the platform is working on a bill payment function that would let users pay their bills straight from the app. This covers payments for postpaid landline services, water bills, rent, piped gas, electricity, and mobile recharges. WhatsApp’s plan to improve its financial services in India is in line with the launch of UPI Lite. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) created UPI Lite with the purpose of handling transactions with a value of less than $0.33. This feature is a practical choice for consumers who might have connectivity problems because it can function without an active internet connection.

It was previously claimed that WhatsApp was creating new financial features especially for its Indian user base. The option to pay bills within the app is reportedly something that is being worked on. These might include rent payments, water bills, power bills, cellphone recharges, piped gas costs, and postpaid landline bills.

Notably, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) created UPI Lite, an application that utilizes the current UPI ecosystem protocols for mobile devices. Processing low-value transactions with a value of less than 5.73 USD is its goal. The feature, which is connected to the user’s cell phone number, enables payment processing even in the absence of an active internet connection.

The anticipated deployment of UPI Lite on WhatsApp might alter how consumers do minor transactions. By removing the requirement for PIN entry, the innovation claims to make payments quicker and more user-friendly. In a nation like India, where mobile payments are quickly becoming more and more popular, this is very advantageous. Users should anticipate a more integrated experience that smoothly blends communications and payments as WhatsApp develops and grows its financial offerings. The forthcoming innovations, such as bill payments and UPI Lite, demonstrate WhatsApp’s dedication to satisfying the changing demands of its Indian user base.

UPI Lite is a UPI extension designed especially for low-value, frequent transactions that don’t use the main banking system in real time. Consider it an add-on wallet for your bank account that supports UPI. In contrast to UPI, which requires numerous layers of identification, users may add more money to this wallet and use it for regular low-value transactions. Because you are only leveraged to the amount of your wallet balance (not your full bank balance), this makes transactions quicker and easier while controlling risks.

Unlike rival applications like Gpay, Paytm, PhonePe, and even Samsung Wallet, which provide this feature, WhatsApp is not currently listed as an app partner for UPI Lite. With the addition of UPI Lite and the previously observed bill payment feature, WhatsApp is poised to grow beyond its status as a simple instant messaging software with billions of users.

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