- Meta’s financial unit Novi is testing the sending and receiving of digital currency through WhatsApp on limited users in the US.
- WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption attracts users to the messaging platform; the new feature does not interfere with users’ privacy.
- After hitting a roadblock in Diem’s launch, Novi turned its focus to powering cryptocurrency transactions on the messaging platform.
Meta’s Novi has revealed a pilot program where a select group has been testing the features and services of WhatsApp payment. The rollout of crypto payments on a messaging platform is a breakthrough, as millions of users avail WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging service.
Meta brings crypto payments to WhatsApp
Meta (formerly Facebook) hit a new milestone, rolling out cryptocurrency payments to messaging giant WhatsApp users.
Stephane Kasriel, Novi Chief, took to Twitter to announce the news. Kasriel revealed that a limited number of users in the US could send and receive cryptocurrencies on WhatsApp.
There's a new way to try the @Novi digital wallet. 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. pic.twitter.com/dGz3lejri7
— Stephane Kasriel (@skasriel) December 8, 2021
