Kunal Shah to Lead WhatsApp — Meta Invests $900M in CRED, Betting on India

Friends, a quick tech update: Meta has appointed Kunal Shah as head of WhatsApp and invested $900 million in CRED.

What happened:
- Will Cathcart moves to products; Kunal Shah joins with CRED experience.
- The $900M investment includes primary and secondary purchases; Shah steps down as CRED CEO but retains a stake; interim CEO is Miten Sampat.
- India is WhatsApp’s largest market (500m+ users) and a key springboard for payments, commerce and business messaging.

Why it matters: backing a local entrepreneur and capital could accelerate WhatsApp’s payments and B2B offerings in India.

Do you think this will strengthen WhatsApp’s position in digital payments?

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