Facebook wants to help you get paid.
Or so the company claimed in recent days,
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“The program provides affordable, immediate cash for pay that your customers owe you,” the announcement explained. Facebook said it will take a “one-time low fee” of one percent of the invoice value. Notably, Facebook intends for the program to focus on businesses that are “majority-owned, operated and controlled by racial or ethnic minorities, women, U.S. military veterans, LGBTQ+ people or individuals with disabilities.”
We asked Facebook if it intends collects any fees other than the stated one percent. We also asked who, exactly, will be doing the collecting — is it a Facebook team, or a third party? — and what happens when a bill inevitably goes unpaid.
We received no immediate response.
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Facebook framed its latest venture as a boon to small businesses. Unsurprisingly, Facebook will be careful about which types of business are eligible for this type of financial assistance.
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“Generally, eligible companies must also have invoices with corporate or government customers that have an investment-grade rating,” noted Facebook, which clearly intends to get paid.
The program is set to launch Oct. 1, which is when Facebook will open up the registration process.