In the first phase of the launch, the social messenger is set to partner with SBI General<\/a> to launch a sachet-health insurance cover and HDFC Pension to make available National Pension Scheme<\/a> (NPS<\/a>) products on its popular app, Abhijit Bose, head of India, WhatsApp said.
Bose, speaking at Facebook’s Fuel for India 2020 event on Wednesday, said that some of these micro-finance products which the company has been piloting over the last few months could go live as early as the end of 2020.
“The ability for people to get insurance covers life and health can protect the financial security of households from unforeseen expenses especially during the pandemic,” said Bose.
“We hope that these projects will make it much easier for micro-pensions and health insurance to be scaled hopefully to every Indian regardless of location and income,” he said, adding that the messaging giant has been collaborating with ecosystem players over 2020.
According to PC Kandpal, CEO of SBI General, the access and outreach of WhatsApp can help improve the penetration of health in India which at less than 4% of the gross domestic product (GDP) is much against the world average which is 6.31%.
“We want to simplify the distribution channel and make customized, and sachet health insurance products available across India,” Kandpal said. The rollout of this service is expected soon even as the executives cited above didn’t share a definitive timeline.
WhatsApp, additionally, has also identified four key areas for growth in India<\/a> – its largest market by customer base – beyond its messaging services that it offers to over 400 million users.
These include growing the WhatsApp Business<\/a> platform to more users, collaborating with local businesses and governments to offer niche solutions in the field of agriculture, trade and education, expanding its digital payments through WhatsApp Pay, and scaling social welfare projects.
Bose added that the company is now live on UPI<\/a> with four banks and 20 million users. These banks, as reported by ET earlier, include State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank.
The Pay platform which got approval from the National Payments Corp of India in November to go live will form the core for several of its long-term projects which include providing digital and commerce solutions for small businesses.
The service is currently operational only in the peer-to-peer (p2p) mode with access allowed only to 20 million customers. Further expansion of these services would be subject to approvals by NPCI and RBI as well.
We’re excited and privileged to partner with State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and AXIS Bank to bring simple and secure digital payments to WhatsApp users across India,” said Bose.
“UPI<\/a> is a transformative service and we jointly have the opportunity to bring the benefits of our digital economy and financial inclusion to a large number of users who have not had full access to them before,” he added.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp Pay is off to a slow start as per NPCI data<\/a> having processed only 0.31 million transactions worth Rs 13 crore in its first month of operation.
Read<\/strong>: WhatsApp to focus on four pillars of growth in the country: India head Abhijit Bose<\/a>
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WhatsApp推出保险和养老产品很快在印度在其平台上
WhatsApp将与印度国家银行一般合作推出sachet-health HDFC保险和养老金提供国家养老金计划(NPS)产品在其受欢迎的应用程序。
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WhatsApp很快将推出医疗保险和micro-pension产品其在印度的消息传递平台通过与授权合作金融服务玩家,随着Facebook-owned科技巨头将扩大其范围的服务金融、商业、教育和社会福利是在2021年。
在第一阶段的启动,社会信使将合作伙伴印度国家银行一般HDFC推出sachet-health保险和养老金可用国家养老金计划(NPS)产品在其受欢迎的应用,Abhijit Bose,印度的头,WhatsApp说。
玻色,在Facebook的燃料对印度周三2020事件,说一些小额信贷产品,该公司一直在驾驶过去几个月可以上线早在2020年底。
“人得到保险的能力涵盖了生命和健康可以保护家庭的财务安全不可预见的费用尤其是在大流行期间,“Bose说。
“我们希望这些项目会让你更容易micro-pensions和医疗保险是按比例缩小的希望每个印度人都不管位置和收入,”他说,并补充说通讯巨头已经与生态系统合作玩家超过2020。
根据PC Kandpal,印度国家银行的首席执行官,WhatsApp的访问和服务可以帮助改善健康在印度的普及率不到4%的国内生产总值(GDP)与世界平均水平6.31%。
“我们希望简化分销渠道,使定制的,和小袋健康保险产品在印度,“Kandpal说。预计这项服务的推出很快甚至上文所引的高管没有共享一个明确的时间表。
WhatsApp,此外,也发现在印度四个关键增长领域——其最大市场客户基础信息服务之外,它提供了超过4亿个用户。
这些包括种植WhatsApp业务平台更多用户,与当地企业和政府合作,提供细分解决方案领域的农业、贸易和教育,扩大数字通过WhatsApp支付工资,扩大社会福利项目。
Bose补充说,该公司现在住在合众国际社四家银行和2000万个用户。这些银行,据等,包括国家银行印度HDFC银行ICICI银行和Axis银行。
支付平台支付总公司批准了印度11月上线将形成核心数的长期项目,包括为小企业提供数字和商业解决方案。
服务目前操作只有在点对点(p2p)模式访问只允许2000万客户。这些服务将受到进一步扩张NPCI和央行的批准。
我们兴奋和荣幸与印度国家银行ICICI银行HDFC银行和AXIS银行带来简单和安全的数字支付WhatsApp用户在印度,“Bose说。
”UPI变革服务,我们共同有机会带来的好处我们的数字经济和金融包容大量用户之前没有完全访问他们,”他补充道。
与此同时,WhatsApp缴纳一个缓慢的开始按NPCI数据只处理031万交易价值13卢比的第一个月的操作。
读:WhatsApp专注于经济增长的四个支柱:印度Abhijit玻色
在第一阶段的启动,社会信使将合作伙伴印度国家银行一般HDFC推出sachet-health保险和养老金可用国家养老金计划(NPS)产品在其受欢迎的应用,Abhijit Bose,印度的头,WhatsApp说。
玻色,在Facebook的燃料对印度周三2020事件,说一些小额信贷产品,该公司一直在驾驶过去几个月可以上线早在2020年底。
“人得到保险的能力涵盖了生命和健康可以保护家庭的财务安全不可预见的费用尤其是在大流行期间,“Bose说。
“我们希望这些项目会让你更容易micro-pensions和医疗保险是按比例缩小的希望每个印度人都不管位置和收入,”他说,并补充说通讯巨头已经与生态系统合作玩家超过2020。
根据PC Kandpal,印度国家银行的首席执行官,WhatsApp的访问和服务可以帮助改善健康在印度的普及率不到4%的国内生产总值(GDP)与世界平均水平6.31%。
“我们希望简化分销渠道,使定制的,和小袋健康保险产品在印度,“Kandpal说。预计这项服务的推出很快甚至上文所引的高管没有共享一个明确的时间表。
WhatsApp,此外,也发现在印度四个关键增长领域——其最大市场客户基础信息服务之外,它提供了超过4亿个用户。
这些包括种植WhatsApp业务平台更多用户,与当地企业和政府合作,提供细分解决方案领域的农业、贸易和教育,扩大数字通过WhatsApp支付工资,扩大社会福利项目。
Bose补充说,该公司现在住在合众国际社四家银行和2000万个用户。这些银行,据等,包括国家银行印度HDFC银行ICICI银行和Axis银行。
支付平台支付总公司批准了印度11月上线将形成核心数的长期项目,包括为小企业提供数字和商业解决方案。
服务目前操作只有在点对点(p2p)模式访问只允许2000万客户。这些服务将受到进一步扩张NPCI和央行的批准。
我们兴奋和荣幸与印度国家银行ICICI银行HDFC银行和AXIS银行带来简单和安全的数字支付WhatsApp用户在印度,“Bose说。
”UPI变革服务,我们共同有机会带来的好处我们的数字经济和金融包容大量用户之前没有完全访问他们,”他补充道。
与此同时,WhatsApp缴纳一个缓慢的开始按NPCI数据只处理031万交易价值13卢比的第一个月的操作。
读:WhatsApp专注于经济增长的四个支柱:印度Abhijit玻色
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