Alfred F. Kelly, CEO of major payment processor Visa, has said that the company is still in discussions with Facebook on the Libra project.
In an interview with finance and economics-focused publication Economic Value on Oct. 24, Kelly assured the interviewer that Visa still maintains a close relationship with Facebook on the subject, as it believes that digital currencies provide safer payments to more people and places.
Kelly continued by saying that the Libra project needs more time for full implementation since it is a disruptive initiative and the proposal involves addressing regulatory requirements.
He further noted that Libra is not centralized and that although the proposal "Was developed by Facebook, all members of the Libra Association have the same decision-making power and control of the project."
In its talks with Facebook, Visa focused on the creation of a payment system that could find a solution to the financial inclusion issue, given that 1.7 billion adults worldwide reportedly remain unbanked, according to Kelly.
Facebook and the Libra project have been of supreme concern for both global regulators and industry stakeholders in recent months.
The former remain disquieted by Libra's potential to undermine the sovereignty of national currencies while the latter question the project's resiliency in the face of regulator opposition.
On Oct. 23, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Libra aiming to assuage policymakers' concerns regarding Libra's launch.
During questioning, Zuckerberg said that Libra's founding member, Facebook, might be forced to withdraw from the Libra Association should the association decide to launch the token without approval from regulators in the United States.
As previously reported, the Libra Association lost seven partners out of the original 28.
Visa CEO: Visa Still Interested in Developing Libra With Facebook
gepubliceerd op Oct 24, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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