WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp, is a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can send text messages, voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

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Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Seeks Piece of Indian eCommerce Market
Today in the Connected Economy: Meta Seeks Piece of Indian eCommerce Market
August 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta launches a partnership with Indian eCommerce firm JioMart to let shoppers buy groceries using WhatsApp. Plus, Jio parent Reliance...

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Meta Challenges Amazon, Walmart for Share of Indian eCommerce Market
Meta Challenges Amazon, Walmart for Share of Indian eCommerce Market
August 29, 2022  |  Retail

Meta has joined forces with Indian eCommerce company JioMart to give customers the chance to buy groceries within Meta’s WhatsApp chat. Users in India can...

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Meta Looks to Gain Share of Restaurant Sales With WhatsApp Ordering
Meta Looks to Gain Share of Restaurant Sales With WhatsApp Ordering
August 15, 2022  |  Meta

As tech providers compete to enable the most frictionless restaurant ordering, Meta is throwing its hat into the ring and looking to get in on...

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Social Commerce Unlocks Growth for Brands, FinTechs in Africa
Social Commerce Unlocks Growth for Brands, FinTechs in Africa
August 03, 2022  |  Social Commerce

From a socially oriented online phenomenon, Meta-owned platforms, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, have grown to become a critical medium for doing business in emerging markets...

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Brazil Asks WhatsApp to Delay ‘Communities’ Launch
Brazil Asks WhatsApp to Delay ‘Communities’ Launch
July 29, 2022  |  Politics

Citing concerns about the spread of misinformation in their country’s upcoming election, Brazilian prosecutors are asking messaging platform WhatsApp to hold off on the debut...

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Network International, Infobip Team on WhatsApp for Business Banking Services in Africa
Network International, Infobip Team on WhatsApp for Business Banking Services in Africa
July 25, 2022  |  emea

Network International, a provider of digital payment solutions, announced Monday (July 25) that it will bring WhatsApp for Business banking services to financial institutions across...

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Internal Memo Shows Facebook Worried More About Instagram, WhatsApp Growth Than Rivals’ Competition
Internal Memo Shows Facebook Worried More About Instagram, WhatsApp Growth Than Rivals’ Competition
July 19, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

A 2018 internal memo written for Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives shows that Facebook was more concerned about business threats caused...

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Today in The Connected Economy: Mastercard Debuts ‘Belle Block’ Community
Today in The Connected Economy: Mastercard Debuts ‘Belle Block’ Community
June 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Mastercard unveils the Belle Block, a crypto and Web3 community aimed at women and nonbinary people. Also, Mastercard and WhatsApp...

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Mastercard Teams With WhatsApp on Expanded Travel Services
Mastercard Teams With WhatsApp on Expanded Travel Services
June 23, 2022  |  Mastercard

With travel and travel spending on the rise, Mastercard is expanding its travel and lifestyle platform, the company announced Thursday (June 23). According to a...

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