Telegram is also forging partnerships with payment providers popular in India, central Africa, and other parts of the world.
“Currently, most of the payments are handled by Stripe, but Telegram Bot Payments are a platform for payment providers all over the world,” read a Telegram blog post.
Also announced today, Telegram users can now record video messages to share in group chat or Telegraph channels. Appearing as small circles, these videos closely resemble Kik’s video offering.
Using Telegram’s new video hosting service, Telescope, video messages can be shared outside Telegram.
Videos recorded to share with a Telegram group or channel can be shared anywhere online with a unique URL.
News of Telegram upgrades comes a day after Google announced plans to allow its voice apps to receive payments and allow peer-to-peer payments with Google Assistant.
