legal

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.

Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
Beer Makers Cozy Up To Legal Retail Cannabis
June 07, 2019  |  Retail

It’s hard to tell from the PYMNTS New Orleans bureau (where crawfish have given way to punishing sub-tropical heat), but U.S. consumers are drinking less...

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Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
June 07, 2019  |  Legal

While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown...

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Metro Bank Hit By More Fraud Probes
Metro Bank Hit By More Fraud Probes
May 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Two U.S. law firms have launched investigations into the U.K.’s Metro Bank on behalf of investors concerned that the institution committed securities fraud. Reports in...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Firms Gear Up To Fight SEC; Consumers Can Use Crypto To Pay Bills Down Under
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Firms Gear Up To Fight SEC; Consumers Can Use Crypto To Pay...
May 31, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Canadian social media company Kik has announced a crowdfunding effort aimed to help it — and other cryptocurrency firms — fight the U.S. Securities and...

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Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious
Legal Cannabis Retail Gets Big, Feminine And Luxurious
May 29, 2019  |  Retail

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis....

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OCC Seeks Public Comment On Innovation Pilot Program
OCC Seeks Public Comment On Innovation Pilot Program
May 27, 2019  |  Regulation

The headlines in recent weeks tied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have centered on legal disputes over national bank charters...

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Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
Bank of Chicago CEO Indicted For Bribing Manafort
May 23, 2019  |  Legal

Stephen Calk, the founder of the Federal Savings Bank of Chicago, a mortgage lender and a former economic adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, has...

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CFPB Sues Debt-Collection Agency Over Deception Allegations
CFPB Sues Debt-Collection Agency Over Deception Allegations
May 17, 2019  |  Legal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Friday (May 17) that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a debt-collection agency that, the agency...

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A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash
A Biometric Backlash Is Underway — And A Backlash To The Backlash
May 17, 2019  |  Authentication

These are exciting times for biometrics, with the authentication method(s) moving into the mainstream. But a biometric backlash is underway — and, it seems, a...

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