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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...

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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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Yahoo Fined $50M Over Data Breach
October 24, 2018

Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages over the biggest security breach in history. 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 our daily...

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In UK, P2P Firm Seeks Help from Regulators
October 22, 2018

In the United Kingdom, a peer-to-peer (P2P) property lender has taken what the Financial Times called “the unusual step” of asking a regulator for aid amid a legal dispute. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Newsweek Parent Co Defrauds Lenders In $10M Scheme
October 11, 2018

Newsweek’s former parent company has been charged with defrauding lenders out of millions of dollars in order to help the media organization stay in business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Apple iPhone X User Forced By FBI To Unlock Phone With Face
October 01, 2018

An Apple iPhone X user was forced by law enforcement to unlock his phone with his face. 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 our...

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OpenTable Employee Charged With Making Fake Reservations At Rival Service
September 25, 2018

OpenTable employee Steven Addison was charged by federal prosecutors with making fake reservations on a rival’s website at a time when he knew the restaurants would be busy and thus suffer from losses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...