'Payments on WhatsApp are beginning to roll out to people across Brazil beginning today and we look forward to bringing it to everyone as we go forward. Businesses will pay a processing fee to receive customer payments, similar to what they may already pay when accepting a credit card transaction. 'Sending money or making a purchase on WhatsApp is free for people. We have built an open model to welcome more partners in the future. 'To start, we will support debit or credit cards from Banco do Brasil, Nubank, and Sicredi on the Visa and Mastercard networks -and we are working with Cielo, the leading payments processor in Brazil. Theres a community for whatever youre interested in on Reddit.

In a blog post the chat app said: 'We have built payments with security in mind and a special six digit PIN or fingerprint will be required to prevent unauthorized transactions. Reddit is a network of communities where people can dive into their interests, hobbies and passions. WhatsApp has rolled out its highly anticipated payments feature, but it is only available currently for those in Brazil. In other WhatsApp news, this week saw the launch of a long awaited feature for the Facebook-owned app.

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