Facebook’s Sweeney takes up new post at WhatsApp

WhatsApp is expanding its presence in Europe with a new office in London as it begins a push into payments. It currently employs a small number of staff in Facebook’s Dublin office

Niamh Sweeney

Facebook’s head of public policy for Ireland, Niamh Sweeney, has taken up a new role for WhatsApp across all of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

WhatsApp is expanding its presence in Europe with a new office in London as it begins a push into payments. It currently employs a small number of staff in Facebook’s Dublin office.

The messaging service, which has 1.5 billion users globally, is expanding its workforce by a ...