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Meta taps fintech founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp's next phase
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First reported by Now 14 · Jun 24, 2026
What happened
Meta has appointed fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp after investing heavily in his venture. The company wants him to expand WhatsApp beyond messaging into financial and commercial services, especially in India, its biggest market.
- 01Meta named Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp after investing hundreds of millions in his venture.
- 02Meta wants WhatsApp to become more than a messaging app.
- 03Shah previously founded Cred and specializes in incentive-based consumer models.
- 04His challenge is to drive payments and purchases on WhatsApp.
- 05The appointment reflects a wider trend of messaging apps adding new services.
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