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CFPB’s Debt Collection, Payday Lending Rules Come Under Fire In Congressional Hearing

CFPB’s Debt Collection, Payday Lending Rules Come Under Fire In Congressional Hearing
CFPB’s Debt Collection, Payday Lending Rules Come Under Fire In Congressional Hearing
October 16, 2019  |  CFPB

Payday lending practices again came under fire Wednesday (Oct. 16) from members of the U.S. Congress, as Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau...

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Foursquare Head Wants Stricter Laws Around Location Data
Foursquare Head Wants Stricter Laws Around Location Data
October 16, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The CEO of Foursquare, a location data company, wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times Wednesday (Oct. 16), saying, “It’s time for Congress...

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Congress Calls Uber And Lyft To Ride-Hailing Hearing
Congress Calls Uber And Lyft To Ride-Hailing Hearing
October 14, 2019  |  Ridesharing

The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote letters to the CEO’s of both Lyft and Uber asking them to...

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Congress Aims To Bring Transparency To Hotel Resort Fees
Congress Aims To Bring Transparency To Hotel Resort Fees
October 09, 2019  |  Travel Payments

You have to give digital and mobile technology some credit — over time, the complexities of travel pricing and costs (along with other parts of the...

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Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
October 04, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As part of its continuing probe into potential antitrust practices that hamper competition, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has asked Spotify for information...

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House To Grill Google, Amazon, Facebook On SMB Impact
House To Grill Google, Amazon, Facebook On SMB Impact
October 01, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Big tech companies Facebook, Google and Amazon are going to be the subject of a new congressional hearing, in addition to the series of investigations...

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan
Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan
September 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Federal Reserve’s buildup to faster payments innovation came to a head in August when it announced FedNow, its proposed real-time payments infrastructure under the...

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Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony
Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

With questions surrounding Facebook’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee...

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