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Security & Fraud
Equifax Leak Prompts New York To Call For Credit Report Regulation
September 19, 2017

In the wake of the massive Equifax leak, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to require all credit reporting agencies to register with the state. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Regulation
Google Offered To Display Rival Comparison Shopping Sites To Appease EU
September 19, 2017

Google, aiming to prevent more fines from the European Union (EU), is offering to display competing comparison shopping websites through an auction, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

International
PEPFAR And Mastercard Team To Fight AIDS In Africa
September 19, 2017

On Monday (Sept. 18), during the 2017 Concordia Annual Summit, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Mastercard announced a new public-private partnership aimed at accelerating progress toward controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

CFPB
When The Payday Lending Rule Drops, Opponents Are Ready To Attack
September 19, 2017

The new rules are coming for payday lenders, and opponents of those rules are readying themselves for what will likely be a fairly dizzying battle on the subject. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Europe
Why Would Someone (Literally) Flush ~$100K Down The Toilet?
September 19, 2017

Anyone who has ever been accused of wasting money with the phrase “flushed it down the toilet” will likely be tickled to know that somewhere in Switzerland, two women have taken that old adage quite seriously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Security & Fraud
Equifax Admits To A Different Security “Incident” In March
September 19, 2017

So, about that data breach at Equifax — it turns out this isn’t quite their first rodeo when it comes to serious cybersecurity situations. In fact, as of yesterday, Equifax admitted that, actually, it had faced a different cybersecurity issue earlier this year, in March,...

CFPB
Student Loan Collection Draws CFPB Attention And Ire
September 19, 2017

The CFPB laid down some serious fines on National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts and its debt collector, Transworld Systems, Inc. The firms were collectively ordered to pay $26.1 million for attempting to collect on loans that were at best out of date and at worst...

Merchant Innovation
Using AI To Power The Retail Experience
September 19, 2017

When is milk not milk? This is no trick question — it’s a distinction that artificial intelligence (AI) is going to have to learn to make in order for eMerchants to fully leverage the potential of machine learning. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
The Prescription For Prescription Commerce
September 19, 2017

Think the neighborhood pharmacy is dead and gone? There are more than 22,000 reasons to think otherwise, and Deepak Thomas, CEO of Phil, noted in the most recent edition of our Data Drivers that some efforts can boost the mom and pop shops head and shoulders...