Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has made a whopping $900 million investment in the Indian fintech unicorn CRED. The founder of CRED will now take the helm of WhatsApp.

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23/06/2026
According to the Smart Financial APP, Meta Platforms (META.US) announced on Monday that it will invest $900 million in Indian financial technology company CRED, valuing the latter at around $4.5 billion. At the same time, CRED founder Kunal Shah will join Meta as the global head of WhatsApp, succeeding current head Will Cathcart.