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Global Regulatory Issues Could Delay Libra
Global Regulatory Issues Could Delay Libra
September 27, 2019  |  Regulation

Bertrand Perez, the managing director of the Geneva-based Libra Association, an independent organization meant to oversee Facebook’s proposed digital currency, said that due to regulatory...

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Top News In Payments: Visa Enables Real-Time Insurance Disbursements, Bridge Millennials Provide Connected Commerce Insight
Top News In Payments: Visa Enables Real-Time Insurance Disbursements, Bridge Millennials Provide Connected Commerce Insight
September 16, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Visa has made multiple new partnerships to digitize and accelerate the payouts of insurance claims. Also, bridge millennials offer...

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Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Corporate Card, WePay Customers Get Faster Deposits
Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Corporate Card, WePay Customers Get Faster Deposits
September 11, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Stripe announced the creation of a corporate card. Also, some users of WePay can now get faster deposits to their JPMorgan...

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Libra Association Pursues FINMA Payment License
Libra Association Pursues FINMA Payment License
September 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Libra Association is petitioning the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned Libra cryptocurrency, Reuters reported...

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Despite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics
Despite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics
August 26, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters met with government officials in Switzerland about Libra, and said she remained concerned about the viability of...

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Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers
August 23, 2019  |  Facebook

Some early supporters of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, spooked by the intense regulatory scrutiny both national and worldwide, want to distance themselves from the project,...

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