Today In Payments

FTC: Facebook Harder To Break Up Now; State AGs Prep To Launch Big Tech Antitrust Probe; Amazon Presses The Gas On Voice-Assisted Cars

US Lawmakers Visit Switzerland To Talk Libra; Mastercard Looks To Hire Crypto Team; Happy 15th IPO Anniversary Google!

FTC Chief Says Breaking Up Big Tech Is On The Table; BoA: Amazon’s Prime Day Boosted Retail Sales In July; More Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail

Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs; Wells Fargo Taps Former Mastercard Exec To Run Merchant Services; What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending

Google Pay Removes Support For Visa Checkout; China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin; Why Payments’ New World Isn’t A Solo Mission

Uber Taps Local Level To Deliver Milk, Bread, Popcorn; DoorDash Seeks $400M Before IPO; New Data: U.S. Consumers And The ‘Everyday App’

Facebook’s WhatsApp Still Vulnerable To Year-Old Chat Hack; State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances; Why Credit Unions Have A Member Loyalty Gap

Chinese Firms Grappling With $200B+ IOUs; Snapchat Parent Seeks Profits As It Raises $1B In Debt Securities; Paytronix’s Open Dining Buy Unlocks Restaurants’ Digital Front Doors

Apple Card Now Accepting Applications; Amazon Accused Of Punishing Sellers With Better Offers On Walmart

Apple Card Purchases Can’t Include Crypto; Credible Labs Valued At $397M In Deal With Murdoch’s Fox; Report: Payments Help Merchants Fight Consumer App Fatigue