WhatsApp features update: Chatting with business accounts on app gets easier. Details here

Facebook is conducting a slimmed-down version of its annual developer conference F8 Refresh. At the conference, the company announced new features for its WhatsApp Business API that will make it quicker for businesses to get started and for people to easily chat with these businesses.

Starting a business account on WhatsApp is faster

The company claims that it has cut down the time it takes for businesses to get up and running from weeks to just five minutes. Whether a business wants to work with a business solution provider or get support directly from Facebook in the future, the company claims these improvements will make it easier for more medium and larger businesses to have customer conversations on WhatsApp.