The nation’s banks hoping to use COVID-19 as an excuse to shutter branches or get permanent concessions from regulators better think again, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has toughened rules on payment companies less than two weeks after Wirecard AG’s collapse locked millions of customers out of their accounts, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule on payday lending — revoking some would-be restrictions that date back roughly three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has eliminated a rule that placed limits on payday lenders, handing a victory to the sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $150 million settlement with New York regulators over allegations that the giant German bank was effectively asleep at the switch in monitoring suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google parent Alphabet will all appear before Congress this month as part of a governmental probe into their companies, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The Big Four accounting firms will have to put their United Kingdom auditing and consulting practices in separate business units by 2024, but may keep them within the same parent companies, under regulations announced today by the Financial Reporting Council. Get the Full Story Complete...
European regulators are investigating Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit, the San Francisco-based wearable technology maker, the Financial Times reported. 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...
