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  WhatsApp on Wednesday said it expects to facilitate the purchase of "affordable sachet-sized" health insurance through its platform by the end of the year as part of its efforts to provide users in India with greater access to financial solutions. The Facebook-owned company noted that its 'Payments' feature is now available to users across the country (currently up to 20 million users) with support from banking partners - State Bank of India, HDFC, ICICI and Axis Bank. "WhatsApp is deeply committed to India with over 400 million active users, this is our largest market. Our primary focus will always be to provide the most simple, reliable, private and secure experience for people to connect with each other. However, in India we are also building on four other pillars," WhatsApp India Head Abhijit Bose said at the Facebook Fuel for India 2020 event. Read More

Now, 'Star Cardiac Care' will offer customers access and a cover for all day-care procedures Current Affairs News : Start   Health   and Allied Insurance company has revised the premium rate(s) for its 'Star Cardiac Care' insurance policy, allowing customers to avail of the policy at a lower rate depending on their age. The premium rates have been lowered by around 28 to 40 per cent, depending on the underwriting characteristics of the insured, and will continue to cover hospitalization for cardiac ailments or diseases, accidents,   cardiac surgery and other (non-cardiac) ailments, as well as outpatient medical expenses and personal cover for accidental death. Unfortunately many people in the country do not get access to an   insurance policy   which covers all of the above services. While heart disease is a rampant problem in the country, people on numerous occasions have got rejected when buying a health-insurance policy, as they suffer from a pre-ex