Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
UK Court Clears Way for 200,000 Sellers to Sue Amazon
February 26, 2026

A U.K. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday (Feb. 26) that two lawsuits alleging that Amazon abused its dominant position in the market can proceed, according to updates posted by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Businesses File Wave of Litigation to Claim Tariff Refunds
February 26, 2026

At least 1,800 companies have filed lawsuits seeking refunds on U.S. tariff payments, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Embedded Finance Firms Brace for Tighter US Regulations
February 26, 2026

From Amazon to dentist offices to Uber, companies that aren’t banks are the new face of financial services. Embedded finance offers credit, buy now, pay later, card installment plans, payments and insurance for everything from Prada handbags and veneers to Uber driver wages. With three...

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CFTC Vows Clean Prediction Markets as Kalshi Flags Insider Trading
February 25, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday (Feb. 25) that it has full authority to police illegal trading practices on designated contract markets (DCMs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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FedEx Sues US Government to Recoup Tariff Losses
February 24, 2026

FedEx has taken legal action over the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Bank Regulation
First Citizens Seeks New Mergers to Cross Growth Threshold
February 20, 2026

First Citizens BancShares is looking to make acquisitions that will give it the scale needed to deal with the additional regulations that come into effect when a bank reaches $250 billion in assets, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story...

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Update: Supreme Court Draws Line on Tariffs and Hands Middle Market a Reset
February 20, 2026

Two days after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the headline is no longer simply that the justices drew a line on presidential authority. The immediate question for importers and for the banks and retailers financing and selling those goods is more practical. Up next: What...

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JPMorgan Chase Moves to Dismiss Trump Debanking Lawsuit
February 19, 2026

JPMorgan Chase said in a Thursday (Feb. 19) court filing that it will seek a dismissal of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit that alleges the financial institution “debanked” him in 2021, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Data Aggregators Push Secure Access as Rule 1033 Rewrite Looms
February 19, 2026

Rule 1033 was supposed to be the moment U.S. open banking stopped being a patchwork of screen-scraping workarounds and became a regulated data right. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...