#Meta has appointed #KunalShah, founder of Indian fintech giant #CRED, as the new head of #WhatsApp, succeeding Will Cathcart. This move aligns with Meta’s $900 million investment in CRED, making it a minority investor. The appointment aims to leverage Shah’s experience in building successful consumer internet companies in India to drive WhatsApp’s growth, particularly in #businessmessaging and #digitalpayments. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/whatsapp-gets-new-chief-as-meta-taps-indias-cred-founder-kunal-shah-and-invests-900m-in-startup/?eicker.news #tech #media #news