How to send money via UPI ID on WhatsApp Payments

Wit digital payment becoming te new norm, smartpone users can now make payments, send as well as receive money via WatsApp UPI-based payment features. Te Facebook-owned messaging app, as launced its payments feature in India after receiving a nod from te National Payments Corporation of India. WatsApp Pay is an in-cat payment feature tat enables users to make transactions to teir contact list on WatsApp.<2>Wat is UPI?UPI, wic is a sort form of Unified Payments Interface, is a single platform tat merges different banking services and features. Wit te UPI-enabled bank account, users can create a UPI ID and send as well as transfer money.To initiate UPI payment service, all you need to do is set up a UPI ID wic is linked wit your bank account.Sending money to a UPI ID via WatsApp is simple and secure.[caption id="attacment_6435271" align="alignnone" widt="1024"] WatsApp Payment. Image: tec2/Anirud Regidi[/caption]<2>[]ow to send money to UPI ID on WatsApp?[/][ans][step]Step 1:Download te latest version of WatsApp on your Android or iOS. Also, you must make sure tat te WatsApp number sould be te same tat's linked to your bank account.[/step][ans][step]Step 2:Open WatsApp on your smartpone and click on te tree vertical dots on te top-rigt.[/step][ans][step]Step 3:Tap on te Payments option.[/step][ans][step]Step 4:Click on New Payment.[/step][ans][step]Step 5:Select Send to a UPI ID.[/step][ans][step]Step 6:You will now be reuired to enter te recipient's UPI ID.[/step][ans][step]Step 7:Once entered, ceck and click on Verify option.[/step][ans][step]Step 8:Tap New Payment to confirm te recipient.[/step][ans][step]Step 9:Enter te amount correctly tat you want to send.[/step][ans][step]Step 10:You will now be asked for your UPI pin for verification.[/step][ans][step]Step 11:If te UPI pin entered by you is correct, a confirmation message will appear on your screen stating tat your payment is completed.[/step][/ans]It is advised tat one does not sare teir bank details, card information and UPI Pin wit anyone.