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UK Court Sends Retailer/Credit Card Fee Fight To Competition Tribunal
July 05, 2018

The U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday (July 4) that a fight between U.K. retailers and credit card companies over fees has to be reexamined by a competition tribunal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off
July 05, 2018

The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a profit. But since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that states can allow...

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Yelp Wins Court Ruling About Negative Online Reviews
July 03, 2018

A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. The case could also influence how much responsibility third-party platforms have when consumers complain about goods...

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Wells Fargo Hit With Lawsuit Over Financing Fees
July 02, 2018

Wells Fargo is facing a new lawsuit, this time from the Texas jeweler J. Edwards Jewelry Distributing and the company’s president, John Silverman, for charging what the lawsuit contends were hidden fees to customers using Wells Fargo’s financing programs. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SEC: Ex-Equifax Manager Guilty Of Insider Trading
June 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has charged a former Equifax manager with engaging in insider trading before the company announced its massive data breach last year. This is the second case the SEC has filed in the aftermath of the breach. In March, the...

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Exactis Data Breach Sparks Class Action Lawsuit
June 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. consumers and 110 million business contacts. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a...

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GDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
June 28, 2018

Everyone’s always talking about online privacy, but this past week or so has brought a meaningful uptick in that ongoing discussion, including a debate that could shape privacy regulations throughout the United States. Such is life in the post-GDPR world. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Visa, Mastercard May Reach Settlement In Card Swipe Fee Suit
June 28, 2018

More than a decade after merchants brought a class-action suit against Mastercard, Visa and card-issuing banks in 2005, a settlement between the parties is reportedly in the works. While it is not known how the payment would be split, the card networks and a number...

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RetailMeNot Sues Honey Science Corp. For Patent Infringement
June 28, 2018

RetailMeNot announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Honey Science Corp. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...