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  • WhatsApp is now trialing Novi payments platform integration in the US.
  • The feature will initially be available to a “limited number” of users.
  • Novi allows WhatsApp users to send and receive cash from contacts within the app.

WhatsApp users in the US are gaining a new payments service available within the app. Novi’s head Stephan Kasriel confirmed that a “limited number” of users in the country can now send and receive money using Meta’s payments platform on WhatsApp (h/t XDA).

Notably, Novi integration in the US comes after a concerted mobile payments push from WhatsApp initially focused on India.