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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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Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
October 28, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

It’s what WeChat and Alipay already are in China, and what LINE is in Japan. Rappi follows suit in Latin America. It’s what Grab and...

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New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
October 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s congress has passed a cryptography law to promote crypto development and ensure sound cybersecurity, according to a report from Xinhuanet, China’s news agency, on...

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Facebook Rolls Out Curated News Feature
Facebook Rolls Out Curated News Feature
October 25, 2019  |  Facebook

With the soft launch of a new curation product called Facebook News, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and News Corp CEO Robert Thomson engaged in a...

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PayPal CFO Says It Was Never Part Of Libra Association
PayPal CFO Says It Was Never Part Of Libra Association
October 24, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal Chief Financial Officer John Rainey said the digital payments firm was never officially part of the Libra Association and although it was the first...

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Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void
Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void
October 23, 2019  |  Facebook

It may be a bit ironic that the halls of Congress are known, colloquially, as the Hill. It’s an upward climb, after all, for Facebook...

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Top News In Payments: Zelle Transaction Volumes Reach $49B; WeChat Pay Launches New Smartphone Feature
Top News In Payments: Zelle Transaction Volumes Reach $49B; WeChat Pay Launches New Smartphone Feature
October 23, 2019  |  News

In today’s payments news, Zelle’s third-quarter results show that transaction volume increased by 73 percent. Also, Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payment function that allows people to...

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NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe
NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe
October 22, 2019  |  Facebook

In a New York-led antitrust probe into Facebook, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday (Oct. 22) that 47 attorneys general from...

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Sen. Warren Presses Mnuchin On Recent Issues In Repo Markets
Sen. Warren Presses Mnuchin On Recent Issues In Repo Markets
October 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Recent short-term, or repo, lending issues have Sen. Elizabeth Warren worried that banks could potentially use the problems to justify easing regulations on the banking...

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Top News In Payments: Revolut Collaborates With Mastercard; Visa’s She’s Next Initiative Makes Global Leap
Top News In Payments: Revolut Collaborates With Mastercard; Visa’s She’s Next Initiative Makes Global Leap
October 22, 2019  |  News

In today’s payments news, British FinTech startup Revolut is teaming with Mastercard to help it expand into the U.S. Also, Visa’s “She’s Next, Empowered by Visa” initiative is...

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