Facebook is planning to build a new WhatsApp payments feature in London
Share to linkedinFacebook is planning to use London as a key hub for the development of a new WhatsApp mobile payment feature.and confirmed to FORBES by a Facebook spokesperson.
"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," said Matt Idema, COO of WhatsApp, in a statement that was shared with FORBES."WhatsApp is a truly global service and these teams will help us provide WhatsApp payments and other great features for our users everywhere."
Speaking at Facebook's annual F8 conference last week, Zuckerberg said that WhatsApp mobile payments would launch in several countries in 2019 following an initial trial in India.
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