Novi
Some users of the Whatsapp messaging app in the US are now able to send and receive money using the Novi wallet, an expansion of a pilot program for the cryptocurrency payments service developed by Meta, the tech behemoth formerly known as Facebook.
A «limited number» of people on WhatsApp have access to moving money digitally with Novi, said Stephane Kasriel, Novi's CEO, in a posting on Twitter late Wednesday. WhatsApp is a unit of Meta. Kasriel touted sending money to family and friends with Novi «as easy as sending a message.» A notice about the expanded US testing was also put on Novi's website.
A standalone app like WhatsApp, Novi is designed to transfer money internationally and instantly with no fees to send or receive money.
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