mobile payments
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Venmo Stops Payments for Palestinian Relief Funds, Citing ‘Security Concerns’
We’re officially entering the second week in a row of fighting between Israel and Palestine, which means we probably haven’t seen the last of the hundreds of deaths and countless injuries inflicted on Gaza residents thus far. If you’re looking for a way to donate to the victims, then a quick word of advice: maybe…
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Venmo Launches Ability to Buy, Sell, and Hold Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin
Payment app Venmo will now let users buy, sell, and hold four cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash, according to a press release from the company Tuesday morning. But users won’t be able to send cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to their Venmo friends just yet.
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U.S. Feds Say Cash App, Venmo, and Other Payment Apps Being Used to Launder Money
The U.S. Secret Service has some 700 pending investigations centering on Paycheck Protection Program and the Unemployment Insurance Relief fraud, CNBC reported on Wednesday, and a large number of them involve money laundering via Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, and other payment apps.
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PayPal To Shell Out A Whopping $6 Billion To Acquire Shopping Plugin Honey
PayPal has agreed to drop $US4 ($6) billion to take over Honey Science Corporation, the creator of browser shopping plugin Honey, TechCrunch reported on Thursday.