Legal & Regulation

ANTITRUST
US Proposed Antitrust Bills and EU´s Digital Markets Act Have Clear Differences 
April 14, 2022

Digital platforms are under scrutiny in many jurisdictions. In the U.S. and the EU, there are significant bill projects that will regulate how platforms interact with their competitors. In the EU, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is moving toward final approval, while in the U.S....

ANTITRUST
Microsoft Facing Cloud-Based Antitrust Complaints in Italy, Denmark
April 13, 2022

Italian cloud provider Aruba SpA and several Denmark-based cloud providers have filed a complaint against Microsoft Corp with the European Union’s antitrust watchdog, charging Microsoft with undermining its competition and limiting consumers’ cloud computing services choice, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 13). Get the Full Story...

Legal & Regulation
Ex-Treasury Official Michael Barr is Frontrunner to Police Banks at Fed
April 13, 2022

Former Treasury official Michael Barr is President Joe Biden’s leading contender to serve as the vice chairman of banking supervision for the Federal Reserve, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday (April 13) citing unnamed sources with insider information. Get the Full Story Complete the...

ANTITRUST
Apple CEO Tim Cook Warns New Antitrust Laws Will Put Consumer Privacy at Risk
April 12, 2022

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook used a speech to privacy professionals in Washington, D.C., to warn that proposed antitrust legislation will make iPhones less safe and put users at risk to companies seeking to elude its privacy features, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (April 12). Get...

CFPB
CFPB Sues TransUnion, Sr Exec John Danaher, Alleging History of Deceptive Marketing
April 12, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday (April 12) filed a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries and longtime executive John Danaher for violating a 2017 law enforcement order related to alleged deceptive marketing on credit scores and credit products. Get the Full...

Legal & Regulation
FTC Chair Wants to Step up Privacy Protection With New Rules
April 12, 2022

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said on Monday (April 11) that it is time for the agency to “reassess” rules around what data companies can collect from consumers. She called for a new approach to consumer data protection to replace the companies’ privacy...

CFPB
70% of Complaints Filed With the CFPB Are About Credit or Consumer Reporting 
April 12, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its semi-annual report on April 6, detailing everything what the agency has done for most of the last year. In a 100-page document, the agency explains its advocacy efforts to help consumers, the enforcement actions taken against companies and...

Legal & Regulation
US Treasury Weighs in on ‘Gig Worker’ Status Debate
April 12, 2022

The U.S. Treasury published a report on Thursday (April 7) titled “The State of Labor Market Competition” that summarized the impact of uncompetitive firm behavior in labor markets. The report discusses how excessive concentration in the market, non-compete agreements or the misclassification of workers may...

Bank Regulation
FDIC-Supervised Institutions Will Need to Report Crypto-Related Activities 
April 11, 2022

On Thursday April 7, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that it will require all the institutions that it supervises to notify if they are engaged or intent to engage in any activity involving or related to crypto assets. The FDIC will review the...