Whatsapp is trialling in-app cryptocurrency payments that will allow users to send and receive money using the Novi digital wallet, which is also owned by Meta.
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has been working on the wallet app for several months, following the failure to launch its digital currency Libra.
The pilot program is only available to a limited number of people in the United States, Novi head Stephane Kasriel said in a tweet on Wednesday.
Novi said the aim of the payment system is to help the millions of people who cannot access global financial systems.
"Being shut out of the global financial system has real consequences for people's lives, and it’s often the most underserved people who pay the highest price,” Novi said in a
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