PayPal President David Marcus joins Facebook to improve mobile messaging

Not long after a new Facebook messaging app was discovered, Facebook announced that PayPal President David Marcus has joined the company as Vice President of Messaging Products.

He will work to improve the Facebook Messenger app, but a Facebook spokesperson confirmed that WhatsApp will continue to run independently. After the acquisition of his company, Zong, Marcus joined PayPal in 2011 as Vice President of Mobile, leading the company’s mobile payments business. He was promoted to President last year.

Facebook welcomed Marcus in a Newsroom blog post, explaining his role with the social network:

Messaging is a core part of Facebook’s service and key to achieving our mission of making the world more open and connected.

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