WhatsApp's payment gateway WhatsApp Pay has been on its Beta tests for almost two years and Facebook has been struggling to launch it in India for quite some time now.
However, the Facebook-owned messaging application is reportedly launching its payments option in partnership with three private banks in India in the coming months.
According to a Money Control report, WhatsApp Pay will be available for all users in India by May-end. Initially, the option will be available for ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank.
However, the country's largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), will be added at a later stage, the report added.