WeChat will soon offer users as much as $30,000 in personal loans

Asian messaging apps are like Swiss Army knives for mobile devices; they come packed with tons of functionality that you wouldn’t really expect to see in a messaging app, from cab-hailing to ticket-buying, and WeChat is no exception. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a new feature is coming to WeChat, known as Weilidai, which will allow users to borrow as much as $30,000 in loans in a matter of minutes.