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WhatsApp Business to introduce token-based pricing for Meta Business Agent from August 1

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| Moneycontrol Verified
Meta also plans to reinstate charges for certain types of business messages as it seeks to accelerate WhatsApp Business growth. July 02, 2026 / 02:15 IST India has become central to Meta's business messaging ambitions Meta to bill businesses per AI token starting Aug 2026 Per-message fees for non-template service messages resume Oct 2026 India is WhatsApp’s top market, generating $1B+ revenue first published: Jul 2, 2026 02:15 am Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates.
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WhatsApp usernames explained: How they work, impersonation risks, and the safeguards

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By Vikas SN Verified
| MSN India Verified
Earlier this week, WhatsApp began allowing users globally to reserve usernames on its platform, ahead of a full-fledged rollout later this year. While it is an optional feature, it marks a big shift for the Meta-owned messaging app, which has relied solely on phone numbers until now. The feature has been years in the making, with Meta first disclosing plans to add username support in October 2024.
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Dream11 parent Dream Sports to shut its financial services app Dream Money

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By Vikas SN Verified
| Moneycontrol Verified
Dream Money allowed users to invest in gold and fixed deposits, later expanding to mutual funds and, more recently, loans. Dream Sports to shut down Dream Money fintech unit on July 30 Dream Play sports analytics app discontinued on June 10 Dream Money stops new registrations and cancels SIPs from July 7 Dream11 parent Dream Sports is shutting down its fintech unit, Dream Money, on July 30, weeks after discontinuing its AI-powered sports performance analytics app Dream Play.
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