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Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules

Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
July 20, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The payments program from messenger service WhatsApp will be allowed to go forward in Brazil, the country’s central bank said, so long as all rules...

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One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
July 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

One7 has bought FinTech Rapidoo in a bid to expand in the Brazilian market and offer more cash flow options to small- to medium-sized businesses...

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How APIs And Improved Onboarding Can Accelerate Cross-Border SMB Payments
How APIs And Improved Onboarding Can Accelerate Cross-Border SMB Payments
July 08, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

Lockdown measures across the globe have small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking to generate revenue overseas. But transacting with other merchants abroad is a process...

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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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