Google is adding a chat function to its Tez person-to-person (P2P) payments app in India. The feature lets users send transaction-related messages and comes as messaging service WhatsApp has been struggling with the rise of mobile payments. It should be helpful for tracking the context of payments and so on. Both Google and Whatsapp have built their platforms on top of the Indian government's unified payments interface system. India's biggest payments firm, Paytm, also added chat functionality to its service late last year.
Google is adding a chat function to its Tez person-to-person (P2P) payments app in India. The feature lets users send transaction-related messages and comes as messaging service WhatsApp has been struggling with the rise of mobile payments. Both Google and Whatsapp have built their platforms on top of the Indian government's unified payments interface system. India's biggest payments firm, Paytm, also added chat functionality to its service late last year.