The government has asked the Reserve Bank of India and the National Payments Corporation of India to look for safety measures for WhatsApp Payments services. This comes following an Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' that allegedly targeted Indian journalists and activists through the Facebook-owned app. Mark Zuckerberg had earlier said that the digital payments service may be launched in India soon.
The government has asked the Reserve Bank of India and the National Payments Corporation of India to look for safety measures for WhatsApp Payments services. This comes following an Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' that allegedly targeted Indian journalists and activists through the Facebook-owned app. Mark Zuckerberg had earlier said that the digital payments service may be launched in India soon.