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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Western Alliance Buys Payments Platform Digital Disbursements

Western Alliance Buys Payments Platform Digital Disbursements
Western Alliance Buys Payments Platform Digital Disbursements
January 27, 2022  |  Partnerships

Western Alliance Bank has completed its buy of Digital Settlement Technologies, DBA Digital Disbursements, the digital payments platform for the class action legal industry, a...

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Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
January 27, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A hodge-podge of privacy laws across the U.S. threatens to cost businesses more than $1 trillion over the next decade, with at least 20% of...

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China to Renew Money Laundering Crackdown
China to Renew Money Laundering Crackdown
January 26, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

After stepping up enforcing regulations in recent years, China is planning to launch a nationwide crackdown on money laundering, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story...

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Boris Johnson, US Discuss Banning Russia from SWIFT
Boris Johnson, US Discuss Banning Russia from SWIFT
January 25, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering banning Russia from the SWIFT global payments system, and is in discussions with the U.S. about the matter,...

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Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
January 25, 2022  |  Google

In the latest volley against Alphabet’s Google, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Big Tech giant recorded customers’ locations after users tried to turn...

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Plaid to Pay $58M to Consumers Using Venmo, Robinhood, Other Apps After Collecting too Much Data
Plaid to Pay $58M to Consumers Using Venmo, Robinhood, Other Apps After Collecting too Much...
January 24, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Plaid, a company working to connect consumer bank accounts to services like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase and more, owes lots of people money as part of...

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Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
January 21, 2022  |  ResTech

With consumers’ digital ordering habits proving sticky almost two years after the initial outbreak of the pandemic, brands are readjusting to the new normal. Massachusetts-based,...

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American Airlines, The Points Guy Sue Each Other Over Data Use
American Airlines, The Points Guy Sue Each Other Over Data Use
January 21, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

American Airlines and the travel and loyalty news website The Points Guy (TPG) are suing each other over access to AAdvantage member rewards data. Get...

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