Purchases with Visa card on WhatsApp: Central Bank approves change that allows operations

The Central Bank authorized this Friday (18) a change in the regulation of Visa payment arrangements. Thus, the company can put the Facebook Pay Program into operation. The change allows purchase transactions with Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards via WhatsApp.

“It is noteworthy that the authorization granted is just one of the steps necessary to release the Facebook Pay program, in the case of purchasing arrangements, which remains suspended until other applicable regulatory requirements, especially those related to competitive and non-discriminatory aspects in accreditation, are met. have their compliance proven by the institutions involved in their implementation”, explained the BC, in a statement.

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In March last year, the BC had already authorized transfers of resources between WhatsApp users.

Source: Agency Brazil

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