WhatsApp to launch cloud-based tools, premium features for businesses

By Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul
FILE PHOTO A 3D-printed Whatsapp logo is placed on the keyboard in this illustration taken April 12 2020. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Whatsapp logo is placed on the keyboard in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) -WhatsApp is introducing free cloud-based API services in a push to get more businesses using the app, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company's messaging event on Thursday.

The messaging service, which has increasingly courted business users, is one of several platforms where Facebook-owner Meta has launched more shopping and business-focused features.

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