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Facebook's WhatsApp hires senior exec from London remittances startup: sources

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July 1, 2019

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WorldRemit’s chief product officer, Alice Newton-Rex, will join WhatsApp’s product team later this year to work on the app’s messaging service

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Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) WhatsApp has hired a senior executive from London-based money transfer startup WorldRemit, three people familiar with the matter said this week. WorldRemit’s chief product officer, Alice Newton-Rex, will join WhatsApp’s product team later this year to work on the app’s messaging service, one of the people said. Newton-Rex did not respond to requests for comment. WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular messaging tools, with more than 1 billion users in over 180 countries. It has been expanding its team in Europe, including in London.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-newtonrex/facebooks-whatsapp-hires-senior-exec-from-london-remittances-startup-sources-idUSKCN1TT2UV