Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
CFTC Vows Clean Prediction Markets as Kalshi Flags Insider Trading
February 25, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Wednesday (Feb. 25) that it has full authority to police illegal trading practices on designated contract markets (DCMs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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FedEx Sues US Government to Recoup Tariff Losses
February 24, 2026

FedEx has taken legal action over the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court. 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 to our daily newsletter,...

Bank Regulation
First Citizens Seeks New Mergers to Cross Growth Threshold
February 20, 2026

First Citizens BancShares is looking to make acquisitions that will give it the scale needed to deal with the additional regulations that come into effect when a bank reaches $250 billion in assets, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 20), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story...

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Update: Supreme Court Draws Line on Tariffs and Hands Middle Market a Reset
February 20, 2026

Two days after the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, the headline is no longer simply that the justices drew a line on presidential authority. The immediate question for importers and for the banks and retailers financing and selling those goods is more practical. Up next: What...

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JPMorgan Chase Moves to Dismiss Trump Debanking Lawsuit
February 19, 2026

JPMorgan Chase said in a Thursday (Feb. 19) court filing that it will seek a dismissal of President Donald Trump’s lawsuit that alleges the financial institution “debanked” him in 2021, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Bank Regulation
Data Aggregators Push Secure Access as Rule 1033 Rewrite Looms
February 19, 2026

Rule 1033 was supposed to be the moment U.S. open banking stopped being a patchwork of screen-scraping workarounds and became a regulated data right. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

CFPB
White House Says CFPB Rules Cost Americans $237 Billion
February 17, 2026

Republican lawmakers vowed Tuesday (Feb. 17) to reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after a White House report detailed what it said are the costs of the agency and its regulations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bank Regulation
Stripe-Owned Bridge Clears OCC Hurdle for Federal Bank Charter
February 17, 2026

Stripe-owned Bridge announced Tuesday (Feb. 17) that it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to organize a federally chartered national trust bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets
February 17, 2026

Should the increasingly popular predictions market space be regulated by states or the federal government? 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 to our daily newsletter,...