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Visa and Facebook bring payments feature to WhatsApp in Brazil

Visa is working with Facebook on a new payments feature on WhatsApp in Brazil, the financial institution said in a statement.

Lebanon scraps WhatsApp tax as protests rage — BBC

Protests raged for a second day in Lebanon despite the government backtracking on plans to tax WhatsApp calls, according to a BBC report. Here is...

Facebook plans to let Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users message each other — The Verge

Facebook is working to allow cross-messaging between Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, writes Makena Kelly. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197228/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-merge-messaging-services-mark-zuckerberg

WhatsApp Crosses 500 Million Users

Mobile messaging app WhatsApp has crossed 500 million users. In the last few months, WhatsApp has grown fastest in countries like Brazil, India, Mexico, and...

Facebook Buying WhatsApp For $19B

Facebook has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, for roughly $16 billion. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock...