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Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony

PYMNTS

With questions surrounding Facebook ’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee for COO Sheryl Sandberg to testify as early as October.

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Meta’s Twitter rival Threads explodes to 70m signups | FIS sells Worldpay to PE firm GTCR | Financial firms line up spot bitcoin ETF applications

Bussman Advisory

This week’s must-know stories: Meta’s Twitter rival Threads explodes to 70 million signups one day after launch FIS divests majority stake in Worldpay to PE firm GTCR at $18.5bn valuation Financial firms line up spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications Plus, 9 more exclusive stories to help you stay ahead of the curve!

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Commander In Chief: Flint Lane, Billtrust CEO

PYMNTS

Bitcoin is the latest example. I get zero questions from CFOs on the impact of bitcoin on their businesses. I use a combination of information gathering from social media — Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs — in addition to reading business and leadership books. A few years ago, it was wallets. I wish I could play more.

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Transformation Time Bomb?

Independent Banker

In a recent Goldman Sachs survey of 752 millennials, 22 percent of the respondents said they have used the bitcoin digital currency in the past and will most likely use it again. Another 22 percent said they have never tried using bitcoin before but they are open to using it. Innovation in payments. Growth in investments.

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Pokemon The Surprise Retail Sizzle Of The Summer?

PYMNTS

We’ve noticed that it seems quite prevalent as part of the bitcoin merchant acceptance MO – or at least it was at the beginning. Remember when Overstock made headlines when it accepted bitcoin? So few bitcoin transactions, so many headlines and probably so many sales afterwards – using everything but bitcoin to pay for them.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. billion is just glad we own some Bitcoins at this point. Not too attractive this year and Bitcoin not yet on the menu. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Best Leadership Performance in a Core Conversion. Freudian Slip Award.