Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Trump ‘Looking Into’ Big Tech Antitrust Activity
November 05, 2018

Driven by President Donald Trump, the federal government will continue to study the technology-heavy hitters in Silicon Valley to identify any potential antitrust violations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Fed Weighs In On Bank Liquidity Ratio (And Other) Changes
November 05, 2018

Roughly a decade on, is it time to remove some of the rules governing the financial sector that took shape in the aftermath of the Financial Crisis of 2008? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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China To Increase Regulation Of Financial Holding Companies
November 05, 2018

China is reportedly looking at new regulations that would impact Alibaba and Ant Financial in an effort to boost oversight of financial holding companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Winklevoss Twins Sue Charlie Shrem Over Bitcoin Theft
November 05, 2018

The Winklevoss twins have filed a lawsuit against Charlie Shrem, accusing him of pocketing funds to purchase bitcoin for himself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Walmart Synchrony Lawsuit Has Been Filed
November 02, 2018

Walmart filed a lawsuit against Synchrony Financial, its credit card issuer for years, contending a breach of contract. The Wall Street Journal, citing the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Arkansas Thursday (November 2), reported Walmart contends some of...

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Carl Icahn Sues Dell Over Plan To Go Public
November 01, 2018

Dell Technologies got slapped with a lawsuit by activist investor Carl Icahn Thursday (Nov. 1) over what the investor contends is a lack of proper disclosure of financial information on the part of Dell. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Bank Regulation
State Regulators Sue To Block FinTech Charters
October 30, 2018

In the latest salvo over awarding national bank charters to FinTechs spanning tech upstarts across online lending and various payments functions, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) filed suit late last week against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over the...

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SoFi Settles With FTC Over Claims Of Deceptive Advertising
October 30, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that online student loan refinancer Social Finance (SoFi) has agreed to stop misrepresenting how much money it can save student loan borrowers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support
October 29, 2018

Gab, the social network that had a big following among the far right, has been taken offline after GoDaddy, the domain provider, gave it 24 hours to find a new service provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...