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SEC Fines Deutsche Bank Securities $4 Million for ‘Stale’ Suspicious Activity Reports
December 20, 2024

Deutsche Bank Securities agreed to pay a $4 million civil penalty to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that it failed to file certain Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in a timely manner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Italian Authority Fines OpenAI $15.6 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
December 20, 2024

OpenAI said Friday (Dec. 20) that it will appeal a fine imposed by an Italian authority that alleged that the company violated the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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CFPB Sues Zelle and 3 Owner Banks, Alleging Insufficient Safeguards
December 20, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Zelle operator Early Warning Services and three of its owner banks — Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo — alleging that they failed to protect consumers from “widespread fraud” on the peer-to-peer payment network. Get the...

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Fed Issues Action Against Lineage Financial Separate from Synapse Case
December 19, 2024

The Federal Reserve Board has announced an enforcement action against Franklin, Tennessee-based Lineage Financial Network, the bank holding company of Lineage Bank. 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...

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CFPB On Alert for ‘New Sketchy Fee Tactics’ From Companies
December 19, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is monitoring the consumer financial marketplace to spot companies’ attempts to charge junk fees in new ways after the regulator cracked down on older methods. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Trump 2.0 Expected to Pursue Regulatory Rollbacks at CFPB
December 19, 2024

A flurry of announcements and proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the weeks leading up to — and after — November’s election begs the question: With the agency under fire from the majority party — as Republicans have control of the presidency and...

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Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Appeal Jan. 10
December 18, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court reportedly said Wednesday (Dec. 18) that it will hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would see the app banned in the United States if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
December 18, 2024

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information about what it does with their personal data. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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New Zealand’s Commerce Commission Proposes Cutting Merchant Card Fees
December 18, 2024

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has proposed reducing the fees the country’s businesses pay for accepting Mastercard and Visa payments. 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...