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Meta's WhatsApp to be led by Indian startup founder Kunal Shah

June 22, 2026 9:40 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Whatsapp logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BANGALORE, ‌June ​22 - ​Indian fintech ‌firm CRED's founder ⁠Kunal Shah ‌will become ‌Meta-owned WhatsApp's new leader, ​the messaging app's ⁠current head Will ​Cathcart said on Monday in ​a ‌post on X.

The ⁠announcement comes after ⁠CRED announced it ​will raise about $900 million from ‌Meta.

(Reporting by ‌Abinaya ⁠V in ‌Bengaluru; ​Editing by Shreya ‌Biswas)



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