A debt relief operation, which went by the names “Payday Support Center” and “Infinity Client Solutions,” has been banned by the Federal Trade Commission from the debt relief business under a settlement with the FTC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The FAA does not take kindly to phones that are likely to explode mid-flight. And in that light, it is somewhat unsurprising that the U.S. federal air safety regulator is singling out the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Once reports started emerging that a small handheld...
New York State workers who get paid via prepaid card will have more consumer protections starting next year. 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...
If startup innovators and finance experts are struggling to keep ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving digital and physical finance world, educators and curricula developers are surely a few steps behind. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a report that contains...
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It was one of the more notable pair-ups in recent memory — in part, because it was so short. 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...
More than 400 big and small retailers have joined forces to urge Congress not to repeal the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, arguing a repeal will significantly hurt global credit and debit card companies’ anti-competitive measures. Get the...
Microsoft has gotten some big-name allies in its ongoing argument with the U.S. government about its customers’ privacy rights and to what extent it is allowed/required to inform said customers of data requests from government officials. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
With the wide range of highly controversial subjects that fall under the CFPB’s purview, arbitration may come as something of a surprise. Unlike payday lending or prepaid card rules, which affect products consumers actually use day in and day out, arbitration only comes up when...
