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Wechat has had this for ages.
by xkgt 6y ago
Wechat has had this for ages.
- machiaweliczny 6y agoBut are they supporting many countries? Whatsapp is used in half of the world, do I guess handling payments might be harder, unless it's for US only.
- andylynch 6y agoLooking from the UK, and using app like Revolut and Transferwise, my perception is that the US is relatively harder for a global firm, given payments appear to be regulated there at the state level (especially compared to Europe having SEPA). Running a payments processor is complicated and an international one much more so!! Interestingly they seem to have piloted in India and are launching with Brazil, which makes some sense given the size of their domestic markets.
- xkgt 6y agoSo this payment feature that Whatsapp is rolling out works internationally? Even when WeChat launched payment in HK market, they had to go with a separate wallet for HK transactions. My point is that allowing payments within a single market is a pretty old feature and Whatsapp is late to the party.
- fullstop 6y agoAlong with unintentional back doors! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XcodeGhost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XcodeGhost