WhatsApp payment system blocked by Brazils Central Bank

Jun 24, 2020 8:22 6 min read

WhatsApp Pay halted by the Central Bank. What will happen to the 2020 election? And the government finally announces plans for mass testing.

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Brazil’s Central Bank has effectively suspended WhatsApp Pay — a peer-to-peer transfer system that launched just last week–– which allows users to send money via the popular instant messaging app. It ordered Visa and Mastercard to halt payments as it wants to further scrutinize the service before giving its authorization. In a statement, the bank said that allowing the service without examination could jeopardize Brazil’s payment systems in three areas: competition,...

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Central Bank blocks WhatsApp payment system

WhatsApp Pay halted by the Central Bank. What will happen to the 2020 election? And the government finally announces plans for mass testing

WhatsApp Pay is Zuckerberg’s latest setback

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