End-to-end encryption (E2EE) - a security feature that prevents third-parties from eavesdropping on calls and chats - has been available for text conversations on Facebook’s flagship messaging service since 2016. Facebook is bringing end-to-end encryption to Messenger callsįacebook has extended the option of using end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger voice calls and video calls. The service is being launched first in two markets - Germany and Greece - with the plan being to extend that to the rest of Europe, and then Viber’s wider global footprint of 180 countries, this year and next.Ģ021. Services like payments to businesses likely will have some fees attached. Peer-to-peer transfers will be the first of these services to launch, and these will be free.

Linked to other bank accounts as well as Visa and Mastercard, Payments wallets can in turn be used to make bill payments and buy goods, as well as transfer money to other individuals.

Viber, the messaging app owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, is launching Payments on Viber - a new service that will let users set up digital wallets tied to their Viber accounts. Messaging app Viber launches Payments - a new digital wallet

Viber messenger