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WhatsApp will let s send or receive money via Novi from within chats itself
WhatsApp has announced that it is linking with the US-based Novi digital wallet, which can facilitate cryptocurrency transactions on the platform. The Meta-owned messaging service has rolled out a pilot programme with the fintech platform, also owned by Meta. It will allow s to send and receive money from within the messaging app itself. WhatsApp's new money transfer integration via Novi is currently available for a few s in the US. Furthermore, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a Communities feature and a fresh report suggests that the development may be in full swing. It is said to give the creator of a Community some additional control.
The integration of Meta-owned fintech platform will allow WhatsApp s to send or receive money directly. The feature is being rolled out as a pilot programme and will be available to a limited number of s in the US initially. Kasriel mentioned that "starting today, a limited number of people in the US will be able to send and receive money using Novi on WhatsApp, making sending money to family and friends as easy as sending a message."
WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart spotted last month and it was said that s in the US and Guatemala would be receiving the feature soon. However, the recent announcement doesn't mention anything about the rollout of the pilot programme for s in Guatemala.
Separately, WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo spotted last month to be under development by WABetaInfo and is said to be an expansion of the Groups feature. The Communities feature is said to be a new place where Group s have more control over Groups in WhatsApp.
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