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Brazil Banking Head Calls For Probe Into WhatsApp Payments
Brazil Banking Head Calls For Probe Into WhatsApp Payments
July 02, 2020  |  Digital Payments

WhatsApp will be allowed to operate its payments service in Brazil once the company formally seeks permission and shows it can operate in the country...

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Today In Payments: Senate Approves Five-Week Extension For PPP; Document: Wirecard Depended Upon Few Clients
Today In Payments: Senate Approves Five-Week Extension For PPP; Document: Wirecard Depended Upon Few Clients
July 01, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Senate extended the PPP application deadline by five weeks, and an internal document reveals a small client base brought in...

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Brazil Regulator Lifts Suspension Of WhatsApp’s Pair-Up With Cielo
Brazil Regulator Lifts Suspension Of WhatsApp’s Pair-Up With Cielo
July 01, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Cade, the Brazilian antitrust watchdog, announced it would be reversing its decision to suspend the WhatsApp payment services partnership between Facebook and Brazilian card operator...

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Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
June 29, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook and Cielo are requesting that Cade, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, overturn the suspension of WhatsApp‘s payment system rollout in the country, Reuters reported. The companies...

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Today In Payments: Uber Money Head Resigns; Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard
Today In Payments: Uber Money Head Resigns; Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard
June 26, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Peter Hazlehurst, head of Uber Money, has resigned, and Brussels will investigate Germany’s financial regulatory authority over failing to supervise Wirecard....

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WhatsApp, Brazil Central Bank In Talks To Restore Payments Service
WhatsApp, Brazil Central Bank In Talks To Restore Payments Service
June 26, 2020  |  Digital Payments

WhatsApp, after Brazil’s central bank shut down its payment functions in the country earlier this week, has signaled that it could work things out soon,...

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Today In Payments: Brazil Central Bank Shuts WhatsApp Payments; Visa’s SMB Hub Launches With PayPal, Freshbooks
Today In Payments: Brazil Central Bank Shuts WhatsApp Payments; Visa’s SMB Hub Launches With PayPal,...
June 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Brazil’s central bank suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature, and Visa launched its online resource hub for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Plus,...

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WhatsApp And Facebook’s Brazil Conundrum
WhatsApp And Facebook’s Brazil Conundrum
June 24, 2020  |  International

Talk about an about-face. The news that Brazil has seen a sudden “freeze” of WhatsApp payments, introduced only last week by Facebook, raises questions about...

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Brazil Central Bank Cites Lack Of Competition In Shutting Down WhatsApp Payments
Brazil Central Bank Cites Lack Of Competition In Shutting Down WhatsApp Payments
June 24, 2020  |  International

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature in the country, citing antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday (June 23). Mastercard and Visa have...

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