Sources: the FTC is investigating whether Visa and Mastercard’s security tokens restrict debit-card routing competition on online payments (AnnaMaria Andriotis/Wall Street Journal)

Kate Rooney / CNBC:
FTX partners with Visa to offer debit cards linked directly to a user’s FTX account in 40 countries, with a focus on Latin America, Europe, and Asia  —  – Visa is teaming up with global crypto exchange FTX to offer debit cards in 40 countries with a focus on Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Mastercard announces Crypto Secure, which uses AI to help banks identify and stop transactions from fraud-prone crypto exchanges, powered by CipherTrace’s tech  —  – Mastercard will on Tuesday launch a new product called Crypto Secure that helps banks assess the risk of crime associated with crypto merchants on its network.

Kate Rooney / CNBC:
Mastercard partners with Paxos for a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients  —  – Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients.  — The payments giant will act as a “bridge” …

Jay Peters / The Verge:
The FTC and seven US states settle with Google and iHeartMedia, requiring the companies to pay $9.4M for allegedly paying radio hosts for deceptive Pixel 4 ads  —  Google and iHeartMedia are settling with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven state attorneys general for allegedly paying radio hosts …

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: the FTC is investigating Amazon’s $3.9B deal to buy One Medical  —  Probe adds to issues Amazon faces at antitrust enforcement agency  —  Amazon vs. Walmart: How the Giants Look to Each Other to Best Each Other  —  Created with sketchtool.

Ashley Gold / Axios:
Meta files to dismiss the FTC’s attempt to block its acquisition of Within, arguing the FTC’s claims rely on “pure speculation of a hypothetical future state”  —  Meta filed to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block its acquisition of virtual reality fitness startup Within …