While WhatsApp is still working on its chat-Payment feature,On 3rd November , India's top digital wallet Paytm launched its messaging feature called "INBOX". It will allow users to transfer money along with messaging feature .
Deepak Abbot, senior vice-president at Paytm said that "a new offering on our app with a fast and simple messaging service that will let you chat with your friends and family, and send/request money at the same time. That means, you can now chat with your friendly local shopkeeper, order things easily and send him money instantly on delivery".
Paytm says that Inbox is encrypted end-to-end. Also, the chat service will have an in-built camera to allow users to share images and videos with their contacts. Paytm Inbox is available for Android users since Thursday with iOS users to get it soon.
Paytm's latest feature could be seen as a precautionary step, given that WhatsApp is expected to launch its own UPI based payments service in India very soon. India's most popular messaging app is reportedly testing out the UPI payments option in India and could launch it soon for its 200 million customers in India.
According to Paytm's blog, Inbox is a "fast and simple messaging service" and will let users chat with their local shopkeepers as well as make payments instantly. It reads further, "This will make payments easier, as everyone from individuals to local retail stores to home-based entrepreneurs can now interact and initiate payments on-the-go."
Paytm said that - Once you update your Android app, the ‘Inbox’ icon will appear on the lower-right corner of your screen.Paytm Inbox supports all virtual keyboards. That means, you will be able to chat in your regional language if
your keyboard supports it. User can also send Live location.
You can tap on the location icon on the lower-right corner of your chat screen. In case your GPS is off, you’ll receive a prompt to turn on your location. After you press OK, your location will be instantly sent.The messaging app comes with Delete for All aka recall button, a feature that recently debuted in WhatsApp. Though the name of the feature is similar, but there's one big difference between the two. The WhatsApp's recall feature is time-sensitive, meaning messages sent within
7-minutes can only be recalled. With Paytm Inbox, there's no time limit. " We understand you may send something by mistake. You can recall a message?-?whether to one person or
a group by using the 'Delete for All' option. The good news is, there are no deadlines for this to work!"Apart from this, the Paytm Inbox comes with Notifications, Orders and Games. Notification shows the cashback offers across all categories, Orders lets the user view the status and transaction update of any order and lastly there is Game.
Inside the Inbox feature, on the bottom row, there are other icons as well, like camera, gallery, send and receive money and also a location icon.
Deepak Abbot, senior vice-president at Paytm said that "a new offering on our app with a fast and simple messaging service that will let you chat with your friends and family, and send/request money at the same time. That means, you can now chat with your friendly local shopkeeper, order things easily and send him money instantly on delivery".
Paytm says that Inbox is encrypted end-to-end. Also, the chat service will have an in-built camera to allow users to share images and videos with their contacts. Paytm Inbox is available for Android users since Thursday with iOS users to get it soon.
According to Paytm's blog, Inbox is a "fast and simple messaging service" and will let users chat with their local shopkeepers as well as make payments instantly. It reads further, "This will make payments easier, as everyone from individuals to local retail stores to home-based entrepreneurs can now interact and initiate payments on-the-go."
Paytm said that - Once you update your Android app, the ‘Inbox’ icon will appear on the lower-right corner of your screen.Paytm Inbox supports all virtual keyboards. That means, you will be able to chat in your regional language if
your keyboard supports it. User can also send Live location.
You can tap on the location icon on the lower-right corner of your chat screen. In case your GPS is off, you’ll receive a prompt to turn on your location. After you press OK, your location will be instantly sent.The messaging app comes with Delete for All aka recall button, a feature that recently debuted in WhatsApp. Though the name of the feature is similar, but there's one big difference between the two. The WhatsApp's recall feature is time-sensitive, meaning messages sent within
7-minutes can only be recalled. With Paytm Inbox, there's no time limit. " We understand you may send something by mistake. You can recall a message?-?whether to one person or
a group by using the 'Delete for All' option. The good news is, there are no deadlines for this to work!"Apart from this, the Paytm Inbox comes with Notifications, Orders and Games. Notification shows the cashback offers across all categories, Orders lets the user view the status and transaction update of any order and lastly there is Game.
Inside the Inbox feature, on the bottom row, there are other icons as well, like camera, gallery, send and receive money and also a location icon.
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