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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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NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe

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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Libra Could Hurt Facebook’s Financing
Libra Could Hurt Facebook’s Financing
October 22, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s relationship with financial institutions could be threatened if it launches its cryptocurrency Libra without fully addressing concerns over money laundering, The Financial Times (FT)...

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FinCEN Head: FinTech Firms Must Follow AML Laws
FinCEN Head: FinTech Firms Must Follow AML Laws
October 22, 2019  |  AML

The head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has warned FinTech firms that they must abide by anti-money laundering (AML) laws. Get the Full...

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Facebook Continues Libra Push Despite Major Setbacks
Facebook Continues Libra Push Despite Major Setbacks
October 21, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency plan, is moving forward despite being “mocked” by regulators and losing key investors like Visa and Mastercard, The New York Times reported on...

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What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
October 21, 2019  |  Facebook

Fresh off a wave of defections, the Libra Association has claimed an initial 21 members. That’s a start. But the crypto initiative is still missing key...

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Marcus Says Libra Could Be Based On Real Currencies
Marcus Says Libra Could Be Based On Real Currencies
October 20, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s wallet service Calibra, said that Libra could use national currency-pegged stablecoins like a dollar stablecoin, rather than the synthetic one...

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House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
October 20, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The chair of the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee David Cicilline (RI-D) said he anticipates having a final report in early 2020 about big technology companies and...

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