Facebook Sure Looks Like It's Getting Into the Collection Business
Steel Rose
Facebook wants to help you get paid. Or so the company claimed in recent days, announcing a new program which essentially turns the social media giant into a debt collector. For a small fee, of course. Dubbed Facebook Invoice Fast Track, the program works by buying up a company's outstanding invoices and quickly forking...
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