Verified: WhatsApp Adds Verified Badges For Select Businesses In Pilot Test

By Joseph-Albert Kuuire 1 Min Read

WhatsApp has started verifying some select businesses on WhatsApp with green badges. If a business contacts information is verifiable, WhatsApp assigns that business a verified account.

WhatsApp has been piloting the program with a small number of businesses.

Users will know that they are chatting with a verified business accounts by showing a yellow text bubble on the business side. Apparently, texts can’t be deleted and records of chats are kept when having a conversation with a verified business.

New Form Of Business Communication

Many businesses, especially in Ghana, are using WhatsApp to communicate with clients and customers. Green badges will be a great way to making sure users know they are chatting with trustworthy businesses on the app. It will also encourage more businesses to use WhatsApp.


Source: WhatsApp

Joseph-Albert Kuuire is the creator, editor, and journalist at Tech Labari. Email: joseph@techlabari.com Twitter: @jakuuire
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