Nor whether this top tier will be reserved for business accounts that are paying a fee to use WhatsApp’s tools. “WhatsApp has verified that an authentic brand owns this account,” is what the company says of this, though it’s not clear exactly what this extra verification stage involves.
“WhatsApp has confirmed that the phone number of this account matches the phone number for this business,” it says of this tier.įinally there’s verified - which will be badged with a green checkmark, as we’ve previously reported. Then next level is confirmed - denoted by a gray checkmark badge in the profile. So these will be the business accounts to be most wary of, clearly. “This account is using the WhatsApp Business app, but hasn’t been confirmed nor verified by WhatsApp,” WhatsApp writes. Another tidbit around how WhatsApp’s incoming business accounts will function: According to a FAQ for users of the messaging platform - on “Chatting with businesses” - they will either have one of three status types: unconfirmed, confirmed or verified.īusiness accounts that have yet to be confirmed or verified will have a gray question mark badge displayed in their profile.
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