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Meta named Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech CRED, as WhatsApp's new global head, succeeding Will Cathcart

Kunal Shah is set to take over as WhatsApp's next global leader at Meta. The appointment has drawn attention because it follows his remarks on India's short-video habits and wasted screen time.

A prolific angel investor known for conducting deals over WhatsApp, Shah has spent the past 15 years building products across digital payments, credit cards and lending-areas that increasingly overlap with WhatsApp's ambitions in commerce and financial services.

Kunal Shah was approached directly by Meta's chief product officer Chris Cox while searching for a leader "with an intuitive grasp of the immense, global product potential of WhatsApp, who could navigate the shifts AI will bring, and who has the seriousness to lead the world's largest communication service."