Tag: Facebook

Facebook-owned WhatsApp plans to introduce a digital payment service in India. As part of the process, the country is reviewing an audit report from the company.

Facebook has revealed the potential market risks for its new cryptocurrency Libra.

Facebook's new cryptocurrency Libra has been heavily publicised, but Bitcoin still holds more trust with consumers.

Libra, Facebook's new cryptocurrency has reportedly not responded to a request from Switzerland's data privacy regulator.

While the Bundesbank is cautious about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency initiative, it seems slightly more supportive of the idea than other countries’ financial institutions.

As regulators begin to take a closer look at cryptocurrency exchanges and cryptos like Facebook's Libra, the days of old are ending.

Slow Ventures, a Californian VC firm founded by former Facebook execs, is out eyeing up to $235m for a pair of new funds.

Facebook has purchased biometric ID verification startup Confirm, which specialises in remotely verifying IDs like drivers licenses.

Japan Mizuho Bank has teamed up with Amazon and Facebook to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) and chat bot interfaces.

International money transfer startup Azimo in integrating its service into Facebook Messenger to allow senders and receivers to connect through the social network of 1.65bn users.