{
  "id": 5514134,
  "title": "WhatsApp rolls out bill payments in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/whatsapp-rolls-out-bill-payments-in-india",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:22:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech in Asia",
    "slug": "tech-in-asia",
    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/whatsapp-rolls-out-bill-payments-in-india"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Using the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), also known as Bharat Connect, the feature lets users access 22,722 billers across 30 categories.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "WhatsApp launches bill payments in India: How to pay electricity, gas, water bills on messaging app",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/whatsapp-launches-bill-payments-in-india-how-to-pay-electricity-gas-5351026",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:49:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}