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WhatsApp for Webex

Meet international customers where they are. YakChat brings WhatsApp Business Messaging into Webex with enterprise-grade visibility, control, and compliance — connecting the channel your customers prefer with the platform your team relies on every day.
Connect . Collaborate . Comply

Why WhatsApp in Webex Matters

Your international customers already live on WhatsApp, but your team works in Webex. YakChat bridges that gap, helping them respond instantly on the world’s most popular messaging app while ensuring every conversation has the oversight, governance, and auditability your business needs.
Built for international engagement

Add WhatsApp to Webex for Instant Global Reach

Reach your international customers on the channel they already use. With over 3 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is the default for markets outside North America.YakChat embeds WhatsApp Business Messaging directly into Webex, giving your teams an effortless way to message customers globally — without switching apps or changing how they work. 
When SMS isn't enough

All the Features You Need...

Extend Webex beyond chat with powerful messaging features built for collaboration and compliance at scale.

Individuals & Teams

Add WhatsApp to individual user numbers with a personal inbox or your team's group number with a shared inbox so everyone can collaborate using WhatsApp.

Pictures & Files

Send and receive videos, pictures, paste screenshots and file attachments with contacts outside the US and Canada (capabilities not supported by international SMS/MMS). 

Broadcast Messages

Use Meta-approved WhatsApp templates to broadcast messages at scale. Each message is delivered as private one-on-one conversation with full visibility, control, and compliance.

...and All the Features You Could Wish For

Branded & Encrypted

WhatsApp Business Messaging displays your business name and logo, with encryption in transit — building trust, improving engagement, and ensuring secure communication.

Buttons & Read Receipts

Drive interactivity with call-to-action buttons, quick replies, and read receipts to drive interaction, guide next steps, improve responsiveness, and deliver faster, more consistent customer outcomes at scale.

Language Translation

Translate messages automatically in real time to chat effortlessly with international customers and teams, reduce friction, and keep conversations moving smoothly across borders.
Unified contact hub

Connect with Contacts Wherever They're Saved

Bring together contacts from YakChat, Webex, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, and Entra ID into a single, unified view - so your team can quickly find, message and share contacts without switching systems.  YakChat automatically matches phone numbers to contacts and displays names instead of just numbers, giving teams instant context and making conversations easier to manage.
Add YakChat from the Webex App Hub

Seamless WhatsApp Integration with Webex

Benefit from the most integrated business-grade WhatsApp solution for Webex. 
A messaging app’s chat list shows technical support and user conversations. Notifications are visible on the left sidebar with icons for messages and emails, and part of a green background is on the left.

New Message Notifications

Use the YakChat app in the Webex sidebar to manage active WhatsApp conversations and access a complete set of advanced messaging features.
A chat window shows a conversation about work shifts. One person confirms they can work Tuesday at 1 PM, but it’s already taken. Another offers to work Thursday instead. An SMS input box is visible below the chat.

WhatsApp in a Webex Space

Reply to WhatsApp chats, start new ones, and participate in group discussions using Webex direct messaging.
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WhatsApp Alerts

Receive WhatsApp as Webex direct messages and get real-time notifications on both your  desktop and mobile devices.

Webex Phone Number

WhatsApp from your Webex Calling or Local Gateway-connected number, so recipients instantly know who's contacting them.

Webex Single Sign-On

Access YakChat using your existing Webex identity, with single sign-on and no additional usernames or passwords to manage.

Desktop & Mobile

Enjoy the same WhatsApp experience across Webex desktop and mobile, so teams can pick up conversations wherever they work.
Flexible number options

No Webex Calling? No problem

WhatsApp Business Messaging can be set up on most phone numbers that can receive a call or SMS. After a quick verification, the number is connected to WhatsApp and can be used to send and receive messages directly in Webex — no Webex Calling phone plan required.

YakChat number

Grab a new SMS-only number in your local area

Landline/VoIP

Existing PBX, landline, SIP, and VoIP numbers

Compliance built-in

YakChat + WhatsApp: Compliance by Design

WhatsApp Business Messaging on personal phones puts your business at risk of shadow IT. Messages are scattered across individual devices with no central oversight, records, or control.If a message is deleted, it’s gone. Lose an employee, and you lose the entire conversation. CCPA and FCC obligations around data access, retention, consent, and auditability can be breached in an instant.YakChat provides a controlled, auditable way to use WhatsApp in Webex. Messages are centrally managed, archived and retained in line with organizational policies - ensuring data protection and compliance.Built-in opt-out handling ensures customer preferences are respected, reinforcing compliant messaging.
One platform. Every channel.

Add More Messaging Channels to Webex

Effective customer engagement spans multiple channels. While SMS and MMS deliver universal reach across the US and Canada, WhatsApp supports secure international messaging.
 YakChat unifies all these channels in a single workspace, allowing teams to shift conversations across channels and devices without losing context or control.
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RCS

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SMS

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