Today In Payments

News: UK Finance data indicates that contactless payments in the country continue to grow, and the 21 initial members signed the Libra Association’s charter.

Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store.

Today in payments news, Affirm has launched a new app that will let customers use the service to pay almost anywhere online or in the real world.

News: PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting in Washington, D.C last week.

In today's payments news, Square is rolling out CBD early access program that will allow U.S. vendors to sell CBD items.

News: Olo is integrating its rails platform with Google so customers can order directly from restaurant brands across Maps, Google Assistant and Google Search.

In top payments news, investigators for the House Judiciary Committee requested information about Google’s decision on internet protocol.

In today's payments news, The House passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act that provides cannabis businesses with banking access.

Today in the payments news roundup, American Express is rolling out a new Pay with Bank Transfer product to U.K. consumers.

In today's payments news, Facebook has acquired Israel-based hybrid chatbot startup Servicefriend to build bots for its planned Calibra digital wallet.