Paytm plans messaging service to rival WhatsApp

By Sankalp PhartiyalMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's leading digital payments firm Paytm plans to launch a messaging service by the end of this month to compete with Facebook Inc's WhatsApp, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.Paytm, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank and China's Alibaba, wants to attract people in India to use a messaging service embedded in its payments app, which many already use to buy everything from food to plane tickets.Paytm's messaging service will let users se