New Delhi, June 22 -- CRED founder Kunal Shah on Monday announced that he will join Meta to lead WhatsApp globally, while stepping away from his operating role at CRED after building the fintech platform over the past several years.

Sharing the development in a social media post, Shah said CRED is now ready for its next phase of growth and that Miten Sampat will take over as interim Chief Executive Officer.

"CRED is ready for its next phase. I am stepping back and @miten steps in as interim CEO," Shah said in the post.

He added that Miten Sampat has been leading strategy and finance at the company and has been associated with him since 2020.

Reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey, Shah said that after exiting FreeCharge between 201...