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Senators warn Mastercard, Visa, Stripe on Libra membership

Bloomberg Two Senate Democrats are urging three payment processing companies to reconsider their involvement with the Libra cryptocurrency project envisioned by Facebook and a coalition of other groups. Libra poses risks not only to global financial systems, but also to the companies’ broader payments business, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in letter to …

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Revolut hires JPMorgan to help raise $1.5bn

Bloomberg Revolut has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to raise $1.5 billion in debt and equity, Sky News reported, without saying where it got the information. The US investment bank has been tasked with selling $500 million worth of shares and $1 billion of convertible loans for the UK bank in the coming months, the report said. The loans could …

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Walmart’s turnaround artist bolts to Air New Zealand

Bloomberg Walmart Inc’s Greg Foran, the architect of the revival of its US stores, is departing to run an airline in his native New Zealand, leaving a big hole at the world’s largest retailer on the cusp of the holiday season. John Furner, 45, was named to replace Foran, according to a statement. A close friend of Chief Executive Officer …

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