Enterprises test WhatsApp’s payment app

New Delhi: A handful of companies have joined a million users in testing the beta version of WhatsApp’s yet-to-belaunched payments system, which is meant for peer-to-peer transactions, two months ago, officials working with the company said.

WhatsApp’s payment service has been in the beta mode since last year. The company didn’t respond to an email seeking comments till press time on Friday. “A handful of enterprises are testing it as well. Payments for enterprises is relatively new. This doesn’t mean it will go live,” said one of the sources, refusing to be identified.