MercadoLibre in talks with WhatsApp on business messaging payments -CFO

By Jorgelina Do Rosario
FILE PHOTO Whatsapp logo is seen in this illustration taken August 22 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Whatsapp logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Latin American e-commerce retailer and fintech firm MercadoLibre is in talks with Meta to process payments for its WhatsApp messaging service starting in Brazil, the company's chief financial officer told Reuters on Wednesday.

Facebook owner Meta said last month that it will launch a payments tool in Latin America's largest economy, allowing WhatsApp users to message and buy from a business directly in the chat.

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