WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah and invests $900M in startup

WhatsApp's CEO Will Cathcart is moving to a new role at Meta, replaced by Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech startup CRED. Meta is also investing $900M in CRED. This change has significant implications for WhatsApp's future direction. Engineers should monitor updates for potential changes to WhatsApp's development roadmap.