WhatsApp Launches Bill Payments in India: Here's How to Pay Utility Bills Within the App
The feature is powered by Bharat Bill Payment System and gives users access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories, Meta said.
- On Thursday, September 3, 2026, WhatsApp launched Bill Payments in India, enabling users to find, manage, and pay everyday household utility bills directly within the app.
- Powered by the Bharat Bill Payment System , the feature provides users access to about 22,722 billers across 30 categories, including electricity, water, FASTag, and loan repayments.
- India is WhatsApp's largest market, with more than 600 million users, and the service allows payments via UPI, credit cards, or debit cards to simplify routine transactions.
- WhatsApp Pay handled 150 million transactions in June 2026, up from 37 million in 2024, as its UPI market share rose from about 0.27 percent to 0.7 percent.
- Meta appointed Cred founder Kunal Shah as its global leader in June to focus on financial products, while the company expects nationwide availability for Android and iOS in the coming weeks.
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WhatsApp Bill Payments feature launched in India: Pay electricity, gas, FASTag bills from app
WhatsApp has launched a new Bill Payments feature in India that allows users to pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance, credit card and loan bills directly within the app. Built on the Bharat Connect network, the feature supports more than 22,700 billers across 30 categories.
Now there's no need to open separate apps to pay electricity, water, and gas bills. WhatsApp's new Bill Payments feature allows users to pay multiple important bills in a single app. Learn how this feature works and how to use it.
WhatsApp gets bill payment feature in India, lets you pay utility bills from app
WhatsApp has launched a new Bill Payments feature in India, allowing users to pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance and other bills directly from the app. Here is everything you need to know about the new feature.
WhatsApp launches Bill Payments in India: Here's how to pay utility bills within the app
WhatsApp launched bill payments in India on September 3, 2026. This feature allows users to pay household and utility bills directly within the app. The service is powered by the Bharat Bill Payment System network. Users can access over 22,000 billers across 30 categories for payments. Meta India aims to make bill payments as effortless as sending a message.
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