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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by JumpCrisscross on Monday April 23, 2018 @11:43AM (#16904393)
> Does your bank send you messages on WhatsApp?

Was setting up an account in India (Yes Bank, I believe). Banker messaged me on WhatsApp.

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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by djrogers on Monday April 23, 2018 @11:57AM (#16904537)
Your banker messaging you is completely different from your bank's systems sending you messages for overdraft, balances, etc. This will likely still happen over sms...
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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by awad on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:00PM (#16905236)
https://www.commercial.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/commercial/online-ser...

WeChat != WhatsApp but it is as close as it gets to the 'Messaging Service as an OS/platform' paradigm as it gets

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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by thisacctforreal on Monday April 23, 2018 @02:25PM (#16906046)
It is also as dystopian as it gets.
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