Legal & Regulation

Acquiring
September 06, 2014

Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...

B2B Payments
Health Care CFO Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Insurers
September 01, 2014

Compass Healthcare VP and CFO Daniel K. Lane Jr. pleaded guilty to accusations of defrauding several insurers, including Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Legal & Regulation
Hamburg Court: Uber “Probably Illegal”
August 29, 2014

Uber’s cab-hailing service is “probably illegal” in Hamburg, Germany, an administrative court there said on Wednesday (Aug. 27), according to the Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Cybersecurity
eBay Cyber Attack Investigated By State AGs
August 29, 2014

At least 10 states, led by Connecticut, Illinois and Florida, are investigating a large-scale data breach at eBay that was revealed in May, according to according to EcommerceBytes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Legal & Regulation
CFPB Asks Debt Collectors To Pay Up
August 27, 2014

A large Oklahoma-based payment processor will pay $7 million to settle charges that it helped collect illegal fees charged to consumers by debt-settlement companies, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Legal & Regulation
Election Season Could Spur Expansion of Operation Choke Point
August 26, 2014

Operation Choke Point has thrown light on several schisms in how banking is regulated, according to American Banker.   The controversial program is putatively an attempt to regulate lenders that have a historical tendency towards being unscrupulous—the primary target that Justice Department officials refer to is...

Legal & Regulation
AmEx Agrees To Pay Millions For Unauthorized Interest Hike
August 25, 2014

American Express will pay between $4 million and $6 million to settle claims that it increased consumers’ fixed-interest rates to a higher, variable rate without permission or notification, Law360 reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Former Aeropostale VP Gets Jail Time For Business Fraud
August 22, 2014

Former Aeropostale executive vice president and chief marketing officer Christopher Finazzo wassentenced on Wednesday (Aug. 20) to eight years in prison for his role in a kickback scheme. Finazzo was convicted of receiving more than $25 million in kickbacks from a clothing supplier in exchange...

Cross-border Payments
Japanese Auto Parts Makers Face $202M Antitrust Fines
August 22, 2014

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)stated on Wednesday (Aug. 20) that 12 Japanese auto parts makers have been fined 1.24 billion yuan ($202 million) for their involvement in an alleged price-fixing scheme. Sumitomo Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Denso Corp. are some of the...