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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as the Head of Payments of WhatsApp in India?
A
Rajesh Bindal
B
Sudarshan Sen
C
Manesh Mahatme
D
Murali Natarajan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The firm appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the new head for the India business. In her new role, Devanathan will report to Dan Neary, vice president at Meta Asia-Pacific. The firm’s top India executives previously reported directly to the U.S. leadership.

Detailed explanation-2: -Choletti had been heading WhatsApp Pay after Manesh Mahatme had quit the firm in September.

Detailed explanation-3: -There is so much more WhatsApp can do for India and we’re excited to continue helping advance India’s digital transformation, ” Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp, said in a statement. Abhijit Bose was appointed as the first country head for WhatsApp in 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced payments service November 2020 in India. It was eventually expanded to all users in 2021. With the feature, users can link their bank accounts via UPI and can send or receive payments via the instant messaging platform.

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