<p>Vinay Choletti, Head of WhatsApp Pay in India, has quit within four months in the job, as digital payments industry soars in the country.</p>.<p>Choletti replaced Manesh Mahatme, who joined WhatsApp from Amazon, in September this year.</p>.<p>"As I move on to my next adventure, I strongly believe that WhatsApp has the power to phenomenally transform digital payments and financial inclusion in India and I look forward to seeing it leverage its potential in the coming years," Choletti wrote in a LinkedIn post.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/metas-whatsapp-loses-action-against-eu-data-protection-board-court-statement-1169602.html" target="_blank">Meta's Whatsapp loses action against EU Data Protection Board - court statement</a></strong></p>.<p>"I am humbled to see the customer adoption of novel use cases using WhatsApp Pay and I will wear these badges proudly for the rest of my life," he added.</p>.<p>Late last year, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approved increasing the user cap for WhatsApp's payment service from the current 20 million to 40 million users.</p>.<p>WhatsApp received the nod from NPCI in April this year to expand the payment service to 100 million users.</p>.<p>Mahatme worked at WhatsApp Payment for nearly 18 months and according to Meta, he has played an important role in expanding the access to 'payments on WhatsApp' in India.</p>.<p>Mahatme had joined as Director and Head of WhatsApp Pay in April last year.</p>
<p>Vinay Choletti, Head of WhatsApp Pay in India, has quit within four months in the job, as digital payments industry soars in the country.</p>.<p>Choletti replaced Manesh Mahatme, who joined WhatsApp from Amazon, in September this year.</p>.<p>"As I move on to my next adventure, I strongly believe that WhatsApp has the power to phenomenally transform digital payments and financial inclusion in India and I look forward to seeing it leverage its potential in the coming years," Choletti wrote in a LinkedIn post.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/metas-whatsapp-loses-action-against-eu-data-protection-board-court-statement-1169602.html" target="_blank">Meta's Whatsapp loses action against EU Data Protection Board - court statement</a></strong></p>.<p>"I am humbled to see the customer adoption of novel use cases using WhatsApp Pay and I will wear these badges proudly for the rest of my life," he added.</p>.<p>Late last year, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) approved increasing the user cap for WhatsApp's payment service from the current 20 million to 40 million users.</p>.<p>WhatsApp received the nod from NPCI in April this year to expand the payment service to 100 million users.</p>.<p>Mahatme worked at WhatsApp Payment for nearly 18 months and according to Meta, he has played an important role in expanding the access to 'payments on WhatsApp' in India.</p>.<p>Mahatme had joined as Director and Head of WhatsApp Pay in April last year.</p>