Kunal Shah tapped to Lead Meta's WhatsApp
By Reuters | 22 Jun, 2026
The founder of Indian fintech firm CRED will become Meta-owned WhatsApp's new leader as CRED announced plans to raise about $900 million from Meta.
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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