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Legal & Regulation
Western Union’s Intermex Deal Wins New York Approval but Stalls in California
August 14, 2026

Western Union’s pending acquisition of International Money Express (Intermex) has received regulatory approval from New York but faces further review by California, Western Union said in a Friday (Aug. 14) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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S&P 500 Companies Claim First Payouts From $100 Billion Tariff Refund Wave
August 13, 2026

More than 40 S&P 500 companies reported $9.6 billion in tariff refunds in the past quarter or so, with about $2.1 billion in cash already received, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Aug. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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States Put Big Tech’s AI Advantage Under New Scrutiny
August 13, 2026

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CFTC Issues Emergency Order to Kalshi to Keep Operating Despite NY Lawsuit
August 12, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has invoked its emergency authority to order prediction market Kalshi to continue operating despite a lawsuit by New York seeking to shut down its event contracts. The order marks a sharp escalation of the jurisdictional battle between federal derivatives regulators...

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Prediction Markets Face NYC Probe Over Marketing Practices
August 12, 2026

The New York City Council launched an investigation into four prediction markets, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Aug. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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FinCEN Deletes Ownership Data but Banks Keep the Risk
August 12, 2026

The federal government spent years building toward a centralized answer to one of banking’s oldest compliance questions: Who actually owns the company moving the money? Now, much of that answer is disappearing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bank Regulation
OCC Receives 40 New Bank Applications in 18 Months
August 11, 2026

The heads of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will continue working to encourage new bank formation, they said in separate statements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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White House Undoes TikTok Ban on Government Devices, Citing New Ownership
August 11, 2026

The White House has ended its ban on the use of TikTok on federal government devices, saying the shift of the app’s U.S. operations to American investors has made it no longer a national security threat, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Credit Glory Operations
August 10, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured a federal court order that temporarily halts what the agency alleges is a bogus credit repair scheme run by Credit Glory, 16 related companies and their five principles, the FTC said in a Monday (Aug. 10) press release....