By Reuters | Updated: June 22, 2026
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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