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Pay UPI-Based Feature To Roll Out As Early As Next Month: Report : Shaikh Inside WhatsApp is said to be partnering with the likes of SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank for its payment feature. It’s been long rumored that  WhatsApp is working on adding a payment feature . However, the precise launch day has remained a mystery. Although there’s no official word on the precise launch date, a report online claims that the feature could be rolled out as early as next month. In the past few months,  traces of the WhatsApp Pay feature  have been spotted in beta versions of the app. ET  quotes ‘people aware of the developments’ who reiterate this, and also say that the feature could be rolled out by the end of next month. “The platform is already in beta stage (testing) with one of its partner banks. We expect the product to go live for consumers by the end of February, depending on how the trials work out,” the publication’s source says. Fo...

Android Malware Targets 232 Banking Apps Including Indian Banks: Quick Heal HIGHLIGHTS Malware is known as Android.banker.A9480 Android banking trojan steals login ID, password, SMS, contact lists Not only banking apps, but cryptocurrency apps affected too An Android malware is reportedly targeting over 232 banking apps including a few banks in India. The Trojan malware, named 'Android.banker.A9480', is designed to steal personal data from users, Quick Heal Security Labs reports. Similar to other banking malware, this one also sneaks into login data, SMS, contact lists and uploads them to a malicious server. Additionally, apart from the banking apps, this Trojan also targets cryptocurrency apps present on a user's phone. Quick Heal lists the Indian banking apps that are targeted by the Android banking Trojan malware: Axis mobile, HDFC Bank MobileBanking, SBI Anywhere Personal, HDFC Bank MobileBanking LITE, iMobile by ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank GO Mobile+, ...