WhatsApp Payments could be coming to Nigeria as Google Pay shakes up banking

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    "excerpt": "PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng , covering technology, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade. WhatsApp is developing new payment features for Android and iOS, raising expectations that the Meta-owned messaging platform could expand its financial services into additional countries, potentially including Nigeria . The development comes as Google Pay expands its presence in Nigeria through partnerships with major commercial banks, intensifying interest in the country's growing digital payments market. However, WhatsApp has not officially confirmed Nigeria as a target market or announced plans to introduce its payment services in additional countries. Read also Google Pay enters Nigeria as FirstBank, GTBank, UBA challenge Paystack, Flutterwave PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram ! According to WhatsApp feature-tracking platform WABetaInfo, the company is developing a dedicated Payments section that will allow users to store payment cards, manage billing information and complete purchases more conveniently. The proposed functionality was discovered in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.43.7, available through the Google Play beta programme, WABetaInfo reports. The update reveals a Payments section being developed within the...",
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