TEETHING TROUBLES

Feb 2018:

Whatsapp launches Pay in beta version for 1 million users

Apr 2018:

RBI asks all service providers to store data locally in India

Jul 2019:

Whatsapp head Will Cathcart says Pay will be launched later this year

Aug 2019:

SC asks RBI to report Whatsapp Pay’s compliance with data localisation

Sept 2019:

NPCI asks for additional data localisation compliance

Oct 2019:

Whatsapp conducts security audit; no clarity on Pay launch