Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Michael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud
March 26, 2019

Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in two federal cases with wire and bank fraud, as well as allegedly attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Stay On CFPB Payday Lending Rule Upheld
March 25, 2019

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “payday lending rule” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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As Biometrics Advances, Laws And Regulations Try To Catch Up
March 25, 2019

Biometrics are increasingly being relied upon to secure payments and commerce while making transactions more seamless for consumers, a trend that seems all but certain to increase in the coming months and years. But the laws and regulations governing biometrics have yet to catch up...

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Customer Awareness Is Key For PSD2 Adoption In The Netherlands
March 25, 2019

The implementation of PSD2 represents an opportunity for countries to overhaul their financial infrastructures, forcing them to upgrade older systems so businesses and FIs can remain compliant and move money faster. While plenty of countries are seeing this as an opportunity to grow, some markets...

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Deep Dive: PSD2, Open Banking And Consumer Trust
March 25, 2019

PSD2’s open banking initiatives often rely on APIs, which allow banks, merchants and third-party providers to access more data and process more transactions than they could in the siloed banking age. Thanks to these benefits, many countries outside the EU are also considering making changes...

Bank Regulation
Norwegian Regulators: AML Measures Fell Short
March 22, 2019

The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Norway said that several banks didn’t make sufficient anti-money laundering assessments in 2018, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Why The Netherlands Waited A Year To Roll Out PSD2
March 22, 2019

With PSD2 becoming firmly planted in the European Union (EU), more markets are integrating the regulation into their financial systems, and prepping for changes in the ways they approach payments, data transfers and customer authentication. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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San Fran Mulls Cashless Store Ban — Including Amazon Go
March 21, 2019

San Francisco is considering following in the footsteps of New Jersey and Philadelphia and banning cashless stores, including Amazon Go, according to a report from CNBC. Many lawmakers say cashless stores are discriminatory toward lower-income individuals, as well as those without bank accounts or credit...

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Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Want To Break Up Big Tech Companies
March 21, 2019

Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke isn’t joining other Democrats running for president in calling for the breakup of some of the nation’s largest technology companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...