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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency loses support of five founding members

Libra, Facebook’s ambitious but controversial cryptocurrency project, took a hit on Friday as five founding members of the association backing the global coin dropped out. Online marketplace eBay, payments provider Stripe and financial services giants Visa and Mastercard all said they’re no longer participating in the Libra Association, the nonprofit overseeing the project. Mercado Libre’s online payments platform Mercado Pago …

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Google Pay rolling out to San Francisco rail users soon

Android users will soon be able to use their phones to pay for transit cards in cities such as San Francisco after Cubic Transportation Systems signed an agreement with Google Pay, the search giant’s contactless payment system, on Monday. Cubic says Bay Area passengers will be able to “add transit cards to Google Pay, securely reload funds and purchase tickets …

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