WhatsApp began to turn into an online store

WhatsApp users in India can now make purchases without leaving the app. Messenger announced

partnership with e-commerce company JioMart. The Verge calls the start of WhatsApp's super app ambitions. Discuss

The owner of the messenger expects that it will become something like the Chinese WeChat. That is, it will be possible to do everything that is necessary for life in it: communicate, make purchases, view places, etc.

The Verge notes that eventually such integrations will appear throughout WhatsApp. To make a purchase, the user needs to start a chat on a specific number.