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Business · 22 June 2026
Will Cathcart led WhatsApp for nearly seven years, growing it to over three billion users worldwide. Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech start-up Cred, will now take over the popular messaging platform, announced on Monday. Meta, WhatsApp's owner, also invested $900m in Shah's company Cred, taking a 20% stake.
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