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CFPB
CFPB Looks To Regulate Overdrafts In 2017
January 03, 2017

The CFPB is casting a critical eye on overdraft fees charged by banks — despite facing an uncertain future in the Trump administration. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Investments
Google And Facebook Are Killing AdTech Funding
January 03, 2017

The “Facebook-Google duopoly” has crashed funding for advertising technology start-ups to five-year lows, according to reports emerging this morning.  All in all, there were 343 adtech venture deals in 2016 — a 17 percent drop compared with the 414 deals made in 2015. The value of...

Merchant Innovation
LG’s New Hub Robot
January 03, 2017

It’s just a few days into 2017, and already it looks to be the year of the bots. 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...

Bitcoin
Coinbase Versus IRS Heats Up
January 03, 2017

There’s new news in the ongoing battle between bitcoin and ether exchange and platform startup Coinbase and the IRS. The request for Jeffrey Berns’ Coinbase user records has been nullified by the IRS, while the request for the other millions of accounts still remains. Get...

Retail
Note 7 Findings To Be Released This Month
January 03, 2017

Sometime in the coming month, Samsung users will have some definite answers as to the cause of last year’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone fires. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Legacy Companies Warm To Tech Startups
January 03, 2017

Mergers, acquisitions and venture funding of startups, especially in the technology sector, are increasingly becoming an important tool for legacy U.S. corporations across sectors as a way to keep up with the pace of production and technology and to draw in more tech-savvy consumers. Get...

Retail
Alexa Served Search Warrant
January 03, 2017

A recent search warrant in a murder case served to Amazon has IoT advocates worried about the future of privacy in the growing tech space. Investigators in Bentonville, Ark., have requested data from an Amazon Echo device present at the scene of a murder committed...

Regulation
Senator Warren Wants More Banks Serving Legal Pot Businesses
January 03, 2017

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is part of an effort to ensure legal marijuana businesses have access to banking services. 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...

B2B Payments
Regs Give Small Banks A Break On Paperwork
January 03, 2017

U.S. regulators are apparently giving smaller banks a bit of a break when it comes to reporting requirements. 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...