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US-Mexico Cross-Border Payments Rise
January 30, 2017

With the peso nearing an all-time low and the growing tensions between Mexico and the U.S. in the wake of Donald Trump’s election, cross-border payment providers have seen a big uptick in business as of late. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Companies Respond To Trump Immigration Order
January 30, 2017

On Friday (Jan. 27), President Trump signed an executive order to halt the admission of refugees, ban the admission of refugees from Syria indefinitely and stop citizens of several Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. — at first, including any green card or visa holders,...

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Post-Election Shopping: What Amazon Tells Us That Polls Can’t
January 28, 2017

Political polls are often wrong, but only when they go dramatically off-base do people tend to notice: Exhibit A is the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. In fact, we dug into the 7 deadly data sins of that election to unpack all of the reasons why we shouldn’t have...

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Peter Thiel Is Leading The Search For Trump Administration Antitrust Officials
January 27, 2017

Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the nation’s two top antitrust enforcement jobs, according to two unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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IRS Going After Offshore Debit Cards With John Doe Summons
January 26, 2017

The IRS has been using a John Doe summons to get access to taxpayers’ bitcoin information and is now using the same tactic to get debit card information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Ripple Effects From Trump’s Policies On Consumers’ Wallets
January 25, 2017

We’re just a few days into a new presidential administration and not that much longer into a new Congressional term. Looking at the U.S. economy, as it stands now, and policies that may come to bear over the next few months, what might be the...

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Blue States Are Trying To Protect The CFPB From Trump
January 24, 2017

While it seems the House Financial Services Committee is getting ready to move full steam ahead on removing CFPB Executive Director Richard Cordray from his role as head of the consumer watchdog group, Democratic state officials are working on the other end to try to...

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Ex-Biometrics CEO Arrested On Insider Trading
January 24, 2017

Swedish biometrics firm Fingerprint Cards, a global market leader in biometric sensor technology for smartphones, announced on Monday (Jan. 23) that the company’s former chief executive officer and a current board member had both been taken into police custody on suspicion of aggravated insider trading....

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CFPB Sues CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage; Fines Them $28.8M
January 24, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Monday (Jan. 23) that it took separate actions against CitiFinancial Servicing and CitiMortgage for allegedly giving struggling homeowners the runaround when they were looking for options to avoid losing their homes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...