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- World’s new Super App now has an expanded payment system where users can send and receive cryptos.
- Users who use the integrated Chat can also verify the identity claims of others using a color-coded speech bubble.
The Biometric ID Verification project, co-founded by Sam Altman, World (WLD), has officially unveiled an upgraded version of its Super App. The announcement was made at the World’s headquarters in San Francisco on December 11, 2025.
What Has Changed in the World App Now
According to Altman, the app now uses end-to-end encryption to ensure that users maintain safe and secure conversations. Additionally, the app can now use color-coded speech bubbles to inform users that the person they are chatting with has been verified by the world’s system. Technically, these could be found in the app’s new messenger, World Chat.
The idea behind the verification alert initiative, according to Altman, is to help users verify the identity claims of other users. Apart from this, the Super App was reported to now have an expanded digital payment system that enables users to send and receive cryptos. Currently, the app supports USDC, EURC, wrapped Bitcoin, Ethereum, and some local currencies like wMXN.
In the previous version, the app also served as a digital wallet. This capability has been advanced in the latest upgrade, allowing users to directly receive paychecks through the app. According to Altman, this does not end there. Individuals can equally deposit money directly from their bank accounts, and it will be converted to crypto. For clarification, he explained that these features are accessible for everyone, including those who have not yet used its authentication system.
Explaining the motive behind the integration of chat, World’s Chief Product Officer Tiago Sada noted that the team wanted to create an interactive experience for its users. Also, he disclosed that World Chat is similar to WhatsApp Messenger and Telegram. However, its encryption and security are close to Signal’s.
What we kept hearing from people is that they wanted a more social World app. It took a lot of work to make this feature-rich messenger that is similar to WhatsApp or Telegram, but with the encryption and security of something that is a lot closer to Signal.
Currently, Tools for Humanity, the company behind World, claims that it has scanned less than 20 million people. Altman expects the project to scan about a billion people. However, it continues to face regulatory challenges across different countries.
As featured in our previous news story, Thailand, for instance, has ordered the company to delete about 1.2 million Irish scans for violating national data protection laws.
