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Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch.

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Today In Payments: Ant Financial Acquires Stake In Klarna; Coronavirus Crippling $1.7T Tourism Sector
Today In Payments: Ant Financial Acquires Stake In Klarna; Coronavirus Crippling $1.7T Tourism Sector
March 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Ant Financial has acquired a minority stake in FinTech Klarna, the coronavirus has crippled the $1.7 trillion global tourism industry,...

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Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
March 04, 2020  |  Facebook

Global events — which include the coronavirus, now stretching across more than 60 countries – make one’s mind cast toward what else might be on...

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Facebook Revamps Libra Under Pressure
Facebook Revamps Libra Under Pressure
March 03, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is reportedly considering changing the makeup of its proposed Libra currency so it will accept a variety of coins, including those of central banks...

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CMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax
CMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax
March 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a competition regulator in the U.K., said his fellow regulators have been too soft on...

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Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
February 28, 2020  |  International

Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 developers’ conference over concerns about the coronavirus, reports said. More specifically, the social media company cancelled the in-person component,...

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Crypto Broker Tagomi Joins Libra Association
Crypto Broker Tagomi Joins Libra Association
February 27, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Tagomi, a digital currency upstart, will reportedly become the newest Libra Association member. According to reports on Wednesday (Feb. 26), a formal announcement is to occur Friday...

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Consumers Would Sell Their Data, Online Privacy For Monthly Fee
Consumers Would Sell Their Data, Online Privacy For Monthly Fee
February 25, 2020  |  Data

A study of how consumers in different nations value their personal data found that German users of Facebook would want the company to pay them...

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Solving Social Commerce’s Conversion Problem
Solving Social Commerce’s Conversion Problem
February 24, 2020  |  Retail

The potential of social commerce – consumers transacting directly through their various social media channels – has been talked up for the better part of...

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EU Eyes Single European Data Market
EU Eyes Single European Data Market
February 24, 2020  |  Regulation

In Europe, the continued evolution of data policies and regulation now point toward a single market across the Continent. As reported mid week, the European...

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