Popular messaging app Rakuten Viber announced that its integrated digital payments feature, Viber Payments, has reached over 1 million active users in less than a year since launch. To celebrate this major milestone, Viber Wallet has introduced two new key features – Group Payments and Referrals.
Group Payments allows Viber users to easily split bills or collect money within groups, making it convenient to divide expenses for outings like dinner or collect funds for shared goals such as gifts and holidays. The new Referrals feature is a double-sided €5 referral program rolled out to all Viber users in Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Users in Greece and Cyprus can try out the new referral prize wheel where they can potentially win up to €50.
Viber stated that looking ahead to 2024, users can expect additional updates like utility bill payments to simplify bill pay, plus more exciting features still in development. While Viber Wallet is not yet available everywhere, they hinted at further global expansion down the road.
Viber in Nepal
Viber also enjoys immense popularity in Nepal with a large local user base. The messaging platform offers solutions like Viber for Business and has recently partnered with Sasto Tickets in Nepal to enable booking domestic and international flights. Viber also partnered with eSewa, Nepal’s leading digital wallet, to allow instant top up and money transfers through linking eSewa accounts. Additionally, Viber Communities are widely used in Nepal for connecting groups and users around shared interests.
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As Viber continues enhancing its messaging and payments capabilities globally, Nepali users can likely expect more useful integrations and features targeted to the local market in the future. The partnerships and growth so far indicates strong momentum for the platform in Nepal.
