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Meta Bets Big on India: $900 Million Goes Into Cred to Fuel WhatsApp's Money Play
Mint·Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Meta has made a landmark $900 million investment in Cred, the premium Indian fintech platform founded by Kunal Shah, as part of a broader $4.5 billion India commitment. The deal gives Meta a critical foothold in India's UPI payments race. It also turns Cred into a global test bed for WhatsApp's monetisation strategy.
Why It Matters
If WhatsApp — already used by hundreds of millions of Indians — becomes a serious payments and commerce platform, it could change how everyday Indians shop, pay, and manage money.
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