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Facebook has been revealed as the mystery rival bidder for Fitbit after Google agreed to acquire the company for $2.1 billion (£1.63 billion)

Fitbit shares jump 3.7% as Facebook revealed to have entered bidding war with Google

November 27, 2019

Facebook, Fitbit, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Wearables

Facebook has been revealed as the mystery rival bidder for Fitbit after Google agreed to acquire the company for $2.1 billion (£1.63 billion) Fitbit’s shares jumped 3.7 per cent yesterday…

WhatsApp’s new payment feature to launch in India this year

July 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Payment

Facebook, India, Mark Zuckerberg, Whatsapp

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WhatsApp is set to launch its new payment service, which will allow users to transfer money securely via the app, in India this year. Following a year-long pilot in the…

Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020

May 24, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Bank of England, Blockchain, cryptocurrency, Facebook, GlobalCoin, Mark Zuckerberg, payments, social media, US Senate

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Mark Zuckerberg is planning to launch a cryptocurrency for his social media empire in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. GlobalCoin will enable Facebook’s…

London to be the home of WhatsApp’s new payment feature

May 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News, Payment

Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, marketplace, Whatsapp

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Facebook has selected London as the centre to launch WhatsApp’s upcoming push into mobile payments, providing some hope for post-Brexit London to maintain its position as a global tech hub.…

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Fitbit shares jump 3.7% as Facebook revealed to have entered bidding war with Google

WhatsApp’s new payment feature to launch in India this year

London to be the home of WhatsApp’s new payment feature

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