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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg/220px-Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg/330px-Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg/440px-Facebook_Credits_in_Target.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Facebook Credits for sale at a <a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a> store in Colorado Springs, September 2010</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Facebook Credits</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_currency" title="Virtual currency">virtual currency</a> that enabled people to purchase items in games and non-gaming applications on the <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Platform" title="Facebook Platform">Facebook Platform</a>. One <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">U.S. dollar</a> was the equivalent of 10 Facebook Credits.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facebook Credits were available in 15 currencies including U.S. dollars, <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">pound sterling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euros" class="mw-redirect" title="Euros">euros</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Danish_kroner" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish kroner">Danish kroner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facebook was hoping eventually to expand Credits into a <a href="/wiki/Micropayment" title="Micropayment">micropayment</a> system open to any Facebook application, whether a game or a media company application.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facebook deprecated Credits in favour of users' local currencies.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Facebook Credits went into its <a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Alpha" title="Software release life cycle">alpha</a> stage in May 2009 and progressed into the beta stage in February 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which ended in January 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-venturebeat.com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-venturebeat.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, Facebook announced all Facebook game developers would be required to process payments only through Facebook Credits from July 1, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Facebook retains 30% and developers get 70% of all revenue earned through Credits.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Credits is a single currency that can be used in multiple games and applications, and its introduction led former <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> executives to comment on whether or not Credits could soon replace PayPal as the leader in virtual payments.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 2010, it was expected that Facebook users would purchase Credits to pay for the majority of virtual goods sold on the social network.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2011, Facebook created an official <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a> to handle payments: Facebook Payments Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, Facebook announced it would no longer use its own money system, Facebook Credits. Users with credits will see them converted into their own currencies.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facebook Credits was officially removed from Facebook in September 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Using_Credits">Using Credits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facebook_Credits&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Using Credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over 150 developers used Facebook Credits in more than 650 Facebook games and applications, which represented over 70% of virtual goods purchased on Facebook.<sup id="cite_ref-venturebeat.com_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-venturebeat.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Developers who offered Facebook Credits include <a href="/wiki/Zynga" title="Zynga">Zynga</a> (<a href="/wiki/FarmVille" title="FarmVille">FarmVille</a>, <a href="/wiki/FrontierVille" class="mw-redirect" title="FrontierVille">FrontierVille</a>), <a href="/wiki/CrowdStar" title="CrowdStar">CrowdStar</a> (Happy Aquarium, HelloCity), and <a href="/wiki/PopCap_Games" title="PopCap Games">PopCap Games</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bejeweled_Blitz" title="Bejeweled Blitz">Bejeweled Blitz</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="/wiki/Playdom" title="Playdom">Playdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Playfish" title="Playfish">Playfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/RockYou" title="RockYou">RockYou</a>, and 6waves.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2010, it was announced that Facebook Credits would become the exclusive payment method for all games developed by Zynga and hosted on Facebook.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fb1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fb1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zynga is the number one Facebook application developer and was expected to earn $500 million in 2010 from virtual goods.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was announced in April 2011 that Facebook users would be able to use Credits to purchase vouchers that can be redeemed for real goods and services by using the "Deals" offering.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Obtaining_Credits">Obtaining Credits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facebook_Credits&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Obtaining Credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to purchasing Credits within Facebook, there were a number of online and offline channels for earning or buying Facebook Credits. These included the following. </p> <ul><li>Gift cards — In the U.S., <a href="/wiki/Target_Corporation" title="Target Corporation">Target</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walmart" title="Walmart">Walmart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Best_Buy" title="Best Buy">Best Buy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radio_Shack" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Shack">Radio Shack</a>, <a href="/wiki/GameStop" title="GameStop">GameStop</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Safeway_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Safeway Inc.">Safeway</a> sold Facebook credit gift cards in their stores. Facebook Credits gift cards were sold in <a href="/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Game_(retailer)" title="Game (retailer)">Game</a> shops in the U.K.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Facebook Credits gift cards were also sold in over 500,000 outlets in five Southeast Asian countries, India, Australia, and New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rixty" title="Rixty">Rixty</a> let users get Facebook Credits by buying a prepaid Rixty giftcard with coins or cash at stores and then converting it to Facebook Credits.</li> <li>shopkick allowed users to earn Facebook Credits by checking into stores with an <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> or <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> application.</li> <li>ifeelgoods enabled online retailers to offer Facebook Credits as incentives for making purchases, signing up for e-mail newsletters, and other actions.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>AppDog awarded users with an Apple or Android mobile device with free Facebook Credits in exchange for downloading apps. Downloaded apps can be free or paid.</li> <li>(TrialPay) issued Facebook Credits as an incentive for users to sign up for advertiser services (i.e. sign-up for a Netflix account), complete market research surveys or interact with brand-sponsored videos/engagements. Users could access TrialPay on the Facebook platform through a variety of ways including in-game icons DealSpot or an 'Earn Credits' tab within the game environment.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="US_Regulation_of_Facebook_Credits_and_other_Virtual_Currencies">US Regulation of Facebook Credits and other Virtual Currencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facebook_Credits&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: US Regulation of Facebook Credits and other Virtual Currencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2013, <a href="/wiki/Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network" title="Financial Crimes Enforcement Network">FinCen</a> announced new guidance relating to the regulation of virtual currencies such as Facebook Credits and <a href="/wiki/Bitcoin" title="Bitcoin">bitcoin</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These regulations will have an impact of those who deal in virtual currencies and is seen as FinCen's first step towards regulating virtual currency (as opposed to <a href="/wiki/Fiat_money" title="Fiat money">Fiat money</a>.) As regulation of such currencies expands, there is a possibility that individual U.S. Citizens may be required to report substantial holdings of these currencies on their tax returns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facebook_Credits&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diem_(digital_currency)" title="Diem (digital currency)">Diem (digital currency)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_currency" title="Digital currency">Digital currency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Token_money" title="Token money">Token money</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Facebook_Credits&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/03/facebook_payments/">"How will sir pay? 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McConnell</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helle_Thorning-Schmidt" title="Helle Thorning-Schmidt">Helle Thorning-Schmidt</a>, Co-Chair (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afia_Asantewaa_Asare-Kyei" title="Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei">Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Aswad" title="Evelyn Aswad">Evelyn Aswad</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endy_Bayuni" title="Endy Bayuni">Endy Bayuni</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Chen" title="Katherine Chen">Katherine Chen</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nighat_Dad" title="Nighat Dad">Nighat Dad</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tawakkol_Karman" title="Tawakkol Karman">Tawakkol Karman</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maina_Kiai" title="Maina Kiai">Maina Kiai</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Krishnaswamy" title="Sudhir Krishnaswamy">Sudhir Krishnaswamy</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronaldo_Lemos" title="Ronaldo Lemos">Ronaldo Lemos</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Owono" title="Julie Owono">Julie Owono</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emi_Palmor" title="Emi Palmor">Emi Palmor</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Rusbridger" title="Alan Rusbridger">Alan Rusbridger</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A1s_Saj%C3%B3" title="András Sajó">András Sajó</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Samples" title="John Samples">John Samples</a> (2020–)</li> <li>Nicolas Suzor (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Nossel" title="Suzanne Nossel">Suzanne Nossel</a> (2021–)</li> <li>Khaled Mansour (2022–)</li> <li>Pamela San Martin (2022–)</li> <li>Paolo Carozza (2022–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Yoshino" title="Kenji Yoshino">Kenji Yoshino</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Board of<br />Trustees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Neal_(lawyer)" title="Stephen Neal (lawyer)">Stephen Neal</a>, Chair (2021–)</li> <li>Kristina Arriaga (2020–)</li> <li>Cherine Chalaby (2020–)</li> <li>Wanda Felton (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_O%27Regan" title="Kate O'Regan">Kate O'Regan</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Post_(law_professor)" title="Robert Post (law professor)">Robert Post</a> (2020–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former<br />members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pamela_S._Karlan" title="Pamela S. Karlan">Pamela S. Karlan</a> (Board Member, 2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_G._Haaga_Jr." title="Paul G. Haaga Jr.">Paul G. Haaga Jr.</a> (Board of Trustees Chair, 2020–2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable<br />employees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lars_Rasmussen_(software_developer)" title="Lars Rasmussen (software developer)">Lars Rasmussen</a> (Graph Search director)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Gleit" title="Naomi Gleit">Naomi Gleit</a> (VP of social good)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Mendelsohn" title="Nicola Mendelsohn">Nicola Mendelsohn</a> (head of Global Business Group)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Mosseri" title="Adam 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