It was only a matter of time. Since late 2014/early 2015, Messenger has been trying to cover the kind of use cases WeChat has been successfully handling in the

It was only a matter of time. Since late 2014/early 2015, Messenger has been trying to cover the kind of use cases WeChat has been successfully handling in the Asian market. There are marketplaces and banks which are completely hosted within the WeChat ecosystem, and it has been hugely successful. I think Facebook is one of very few (perhaps the only one today) platforms which can let people go about doing everything without having to leave/switch to another platform. It is great that they're taking time with rolling out payment functionalities. It is a delicate market and they're being smart in learning from others mistakes.