Facebook is said to be working on a virtual assistant for its Messenger platform, as per a latest report from The Information. The virtual assistant is being internally dubbed as “MoneyPenny”.
Available via Facebook’s Messenger app, MoneyPenny will allow users to ask real people for help with research and shopping. These categories might be expanded further. No other details about Moneypenny and its launch have been revealed yet. However, the virtual assistant is said to be different from Siri, Google Now and Cortana as which focuses more on productivity.
Earlier this month, Messenger officially started its mobile payment service for users in the US. Facebook is striving hard to increase the popularity of Messenger by adding new features. It is also testing GIF image support and sticker search for Messenger.