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- 3 Apr 2024
Elevate Your Business Communication: WhatsApp Business App vs. WhatsApp Business Platform
By George Muhia, Industry Lead – Africa Digital Natives at Infobip In the age of digital transformation, effective communication with customers is the key to success for businesses of all sizes. With…
- 13 Feb 2020
WhatsApp Notches up 2Bn Users
Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp now has over two billion users. In a blog post, WhatsApp says: “We are excited to share that, as of today, WhatsApp supports more than two billion users…
- 10 Aug 2017
5 Lucrative Ways to Use Whatsapp for Business
The simplicity of Whatsapp shouldn’t fool you into thinking its use is limited to mere casual chatter. Whatsapp can be a powerful and highly cost-effective business tool to those who know how to…
- 15 Jul 2022
How to Grow Your Business with WhatsApp
WhatsApp has always provided people with the ability to connect faster. From enabling people to reach out to friends to stay in touch with family, WhatsApp has strengthened relationships in many ways…
- 23 Apr 2019
Freshworks Integrates with WhatsApp Business Solution
Freshworks, a global leader in customer engagement software, has integrated its customer engagement suite with the WhatsApp Business solution to offer on-the-go conversational support via WhatsApp.…
- 6 Jul 2021
WhatsApp to Block Users of “GB” Cloned Version of App
Whatsapp has issued a warning to users who download clone apps, threatening to permanently block them if continuous usage persists. The company made this warning as a clone app named GB WhatsApp is…
- 27 Jul 2017
WhatsApp Records 1Bn Daily Users
There are 7.5 billion people on this planet. And WhatsApp says that 13.3 percent of them are using Whatsapp every day. The news was posted by WhatsApp yesterday. According to the messaging app, which…
- 23 Oct 2020
WhatsApp Gifts Users “Mute Forever” Feature for Chats
WhatsApp, chat app, has released the “Always” mute feature for users. The feature is available for Android and iOS users and will allow users to mute the notifications of a WhatsApp chat or a group…
- 2 Nov 2018
WhatsApp to Begin Ads Next Year
Popular messaging service WhatsApp will soon be monetised by Facebook, with the possibility of ads appearing early next year in users' 'status' updates. According to Chris Daniels, VP, WhatsApp, "We…
- 8 Nov 2023
Infobip Offers Businesses End-to-End Purchase Journeys on WhatsApp
Infobip, global cloud communications platform now enables businesses to design and implement end-to-end customer purchase journeys within WhatsApp. Using the latest features in the WhatsApp Business…
- 3 Feb 2016
WhatsApp Hits 1Bn Users
Far-reaching: 42 billion messages, 1.6 billion photos, and 250 million videos are shared daily on WhatsApp. Instant messaging service, WhatsApp, now officially connects one in every seven people…
- 6 Sept 2018
Clickatell Transact Powers UBA to Launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp in Nigeria
Clickatell, an authorized WhatsApp Business Solution provider, is proud to announce that United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be going live with their Chat Banking solution – Leo on WhatsApp. In a first…
- 7 Sept 2017
Facebook to Monetise WhatsApp
Facebook is gearing up to make money from WhatsApp, the messaging service used by more than a billion people every day. WhatsApp will test new features to make it easier for people to…
- 17 Jan 2021
Concerns Force WhatsApp to Pause February 8 New Privacy Policy
WhatsApp has halted plans towards its proposed update, aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform, after concerns from users globally about privacy. WhatsApp users received…
- 25 Aug 2016
WhatsApp Draws Closer to Facebook
WhatsApp finally updates its terms and conditions, two years after being bought by Facebook. That's the upshot from yesterday's update to WhatsApp's terms and conditions. The company outlined in a…
- 3 Sept 2018
UBA Launches 'Leo' on WhatsApp
United Bank for Africa (UBA), Pan-African Financial Institution, has announced the commencement of its chat bank ‘Leo’ on the WhatsApp platform. With Leo on WhatsApp, customers who are users…
- 14 Jun 2022
WhatsApp Launches Campaign to Help Business Owners Get More from its Business App
WhatsApp has announced the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, profiling small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business app to grow their business and reach more customers.…
- 19 Apr 2023
How You Can Now Share WhatsApp Status on Facebook Story Automatically
WhatsApp on Wednesday introduced an optional feature that makes it easier for people to post their WhatsApp Status to their Facebook Story automatically if they want to do so. Meta, parent company to…
- 9 Nov 2018
First Bank launches chat banking on WhatsApp
First Bank of Nig. Plc on Friday launched a WhatsApp application to make banking more convenient for its 12.5 million customers. The FirstBank Chat Banking on WhatsApp was launched at the…
- 27 Jan 2015
Facebook to Extend WhatsApp to Desktop Computers
Facebook is planning to extend the popular chat service, WhatsApp to desktop and laptop computers, but those who use it through an iPhone will have to wait. WhatsApp, according to a report by iCNET…
- 19 Apr 2015
WhatsApp Touts 800m Monthly Active Users
The Facebook-owned messaging service retains its position as one of the largest platforms around, according to numbers from WhatsApp. WhatsApp is one of the world's most popular messaging platforms,…
- 5 Nov 2020
WhatsApp Introduces Disappearing Message Feature
Facebook-owned WhatsApp said yesterday it would introduce disappearing messages on WhatsApp, a move ramping up its challenge to rival Snapchat. The messaging service used by more than two billion…
- 9 Dec 2019
WhatsApp to Stop Working on Millions of Phones by End of December
If you are using an older phone and you are wired on WhatsApp, you need a phone upgrade urgently. WhatsApp has announced it will stop working on millions of phones from 31 December, as they have…
- 24 Jul 2017
WhatsApp Expands File-Sharing Options
The latest update to WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, will allow users to share any file type. In version 2.17.40 of WhatsApp, files can be sent uncompressed. However, there will be a…
- 6 Jul 2017
6 WhatsApp Scams to Avoid
Created in 2009 as an alternative to text messaging, WhatsApp is today one of the world’s most popular instant messaging service with more than one billion users in 180 countries. According to a May…
- 13 Jan 2021
Users Switch to Other Apps as WhatsApp’s Update Sparks Criticisms
WhatsApp, popular messaging app, had last week asked its users to accept new terms that will allow it to share more information with its parent company Facebook and roll out advertising and…
- 22 Mar 2020
WHO Partners WhatsApp to Launch Health Alert Service
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, the World Health Organization has launched a Health Alert on WhatsApp. The new service, which is free to use, has been designed to answer questions from the…
- 19 Aug 2020
Ikeja Electric Launches WhatsApp Chatbot
Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest power distribution company, has unveiled a WhatsApp messaging solution, which offers real-time customers complaints resolution and 24-hour customer support service.…
- 18 May 2021
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes: NITDA Issues Advisory on Implication for Nigerian User
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has provided advisory to Nigerians to address their concerns on changes to Whatsapp Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which took…
- 1 Jul 2026
WhatsApp Usernames Spark Privacy Fears
WhatsApp’s introduction of usernames ostensibly to increase privacy for users so they don’t have to swap phone numbers – could backfire if hackers turn usernames into a new avenue for privacy…