WhatsApp usernames land with muted impact on India's D2C and quick-commerce operators
Executives at Satvacart, Zippee and KikoLive say WhatsApp's new username feature barely shifts operations, as phone numbers stay central to order fulfillment and delivery coordination. The main upside cited: reduced spam and scams rather than a channel rethink.
WhatsApp's new username feature has limited impact on D2C and quick-commerce businesses in India, executives say, as phone numbers remain central to order fulfillment and delivery coordination, though it may reduce spam and scams.
Why this matters
The muted reaction follows Meta's aggressive WhatsApp commerce push, including naming CRED founder Kunal Shah to lead payments and SMB chat in India, and industry moves to fix spam-driven CRM.
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