Instead of handing out your phone number, you’ll pick a unique username to share when chatting with new people. You’ll still need a number to sign up and verify your account, but now you won’t have to ...

Phone numbers on WhatsApp will soon be optional as the messenger looks to simplify things and increase user privacy. The chat app is rolling out usernames, allowing about three billion of its users to ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...