Legal & Regulation

“First, Let’s Kill All The (Payments) Innovators!”
August 31, 2015

Dick The Butcher, in Shakespeare’s "Henry VI," famously proposed “first let’s kill the lawyers” as the most appropriate way to jumpstart the overthrow he was cooking up. Fast forward a few centuries and MPD CEO Karen Webster posits that The Clearing House’s (TCH) latest white...

B2B Payments
Navigating The Murky Waters Of Level-3 Processing
August 28, 2015

The complexities facing merchants that process B2B and government procurement transactions are plentiful. But streamlining Level-3 processing may be a good place to start. Sean Jones, President of Revolution Payments Systems, sat down with PYMNTS to discuss how identifying qualifying transactions can lead to big...

Legal & Regulation
CFPB’s Latest Targets
August 26, 2015

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the results of its monthly consumer complaints snapshot yesterday (Aug. 25), with credit reporting complaints taking the top spot for consumers.

B2B Payments
Big Value For Visa Europe, Big Progress For The Blockchain And Big Trouble For Snapchat
August 24, 2015

Between Apple’s falling share prices, Amazon’s HR woes and the great Ashley Madison data dump of 2015, last week was an all-around great time for gossip in America. And with so much scurrilous (and potentially spurious) data floating free in cyberspace, it might have been...

Legal & Regulation
Under Armour Threatens Legal War To Protect Its Name
August 20, 2015

No one can say the athletic retail company does not take its “Protect This House” slogan seriously. 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...

Merchants Call Out Feds’ Debit Card Reform Mistakes
August 19, 2015

When it comes to managing money, nobody’s perfect — and that includes the Federal Reserve System. 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,...

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Samsung’s Design Patent Appeal Against Apple Denied
August 17, 2015

Samsung may have to pay up hundreds of millions of dollars or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the latest twist in its ongoing battle with Apple over alleged patent infringement.

Legal & Regulation
Chinese Regulators Tighten Online Payments Screws
August 12, 2015

The Chinese government’s move to crack down on the P2P lending industry is likely going to drastically affect the spending and lending habits of Chinese consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Police Raid Hits Uber’s Hong Kong Office
August 11, 2015

Following a sting operation and the arrest of five drivers, an Uber office in Hong Kong was raided by police today (August 11), The Financial Times reported.