Meta taps CRED founder Kunal Shah to steer WhatsApp's payments and commerce push
Meta has appointed Indian fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as it deepens its commerce and payments ambitions across emerging markets, signaling a sharper bet on India's UPI-driven ecosystem.
Meta appoints Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as it expands payments and commerce ambitions across emerging markets, signaling deeper push into India's UPI-driven payments and commerce ecosystem.
Why this matters
The hire follows reports of Shah moving from CRED to lead WhatsApp India and a $900M Meta investment in CRED, sharpening WhatsApp's UPI, commerce and SMB chat strategy in India.
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