WhatsApp will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software engineers for its payments platform.
The messaging service will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software engineers for its payments platform.The firm is trying to promote itself as a privacy-focused company after a year of scandal.Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Imageshas selected London as the center to develop WhatsApp's drive into the mobile payments industry.
The messaging service will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software engineers for its payments platform. Most of the hires will be based in London, with additional roles in Dublin. "We're eager to work with some of the best technical and operational experts in both London and Dublin to take WhatsApp into its second decade," Matt Idema, WhatsApp's chief operating officer, said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.
"WhatsApp is a truly global service and these teams will help us provide WhatsApp payments and other great features for our users everywhere."The move to choose London over a U.S. city could be seen as tactical, given that WhatsApp is widely used in the U.K. and its capital city is considered a
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