Libra Association

Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the news that several more companies had left Facebook’s Libra project, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, said on Monday (Oct. 14) that...

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Mastercard, Stripe, eBay And Visa Drop Out Of Facebook’s Libra Association
Mastercard, Stripe, eBay And Visa Drop Out Of Facebook’s Libra Association
October 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard, Stripe, eBay and Visa have all dropped out of Facebook’s Libra Association. The departures follow on the heels of PayPal’s exit a week ago,...

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Facebook Preps For ‘Make Or Break’ Meeting In Geneva
Facebook Preps For ‘Make Or Break’ Meeting In Geneva
October 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It seems fitting that Libra’s make-or-break moments seem to be happening during October, which is, of course, tied to the Libra astrological sign. Depending on...

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Mastercard, Visa, Stripe Warned By Senators To Beware Of Libra
Mastercard, Visa, Stripe Warned By Senators To Beware Of Libra
October 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Democratic senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Brian Schatz of Hawaii wrote letters to Visa, Mastercard and Stripe asking that the firms rethink their membership...

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Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra Association
Top News In Payments: Affirm Rolls Out New App; EU Has Questions For Facebook, Libra...
October 08, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Affirm has launched a new app that will let customers use the service to pay almost anywhere online or in the real world....

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What We’ve Learned From Libra
What We’ve Learned From Libra
October 07, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting last week in Washington, D.C. PayPal’s endorsement of...

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PayPal Bails On Libra
PayPal Bails On Libra
October 04, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

And then there were 27. News came Friday (Oct. 4) that PayPal has withdrawn from Facebook’s Libra Association. As has been reported, the Libra Association...

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PayPal Is A No-Show At Libra Association Meeting
PayPal Is A No-Show At Libra Association Meeting
October 03, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra has had its fair share of scrutiny and regulatory issues, and now the Financial Times is reporting that PayPal is very...

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Libra Association To Appoint Board This Month
Libra Association To Appoint Board This Month
October 02, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra Association is meeting with member firms on Oct. 14 in Switzerland, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Companies involved with the cryptocurrency project...

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