Regulation

Alternative Finances
The Federal Reserve Just Says No To Drugs
October 23, 2015

The marijuana entrepreneurs of Colorado will not have a special bank to call their own — unless a federal judge intervenes on their side. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Reaches Senate Floor
October 22, 2015

After much debate and protest, the long-delayed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) finally arrived to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Oct. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Tech Giants Remain Weary Of CISA Bill
October 19, 2015

Last week, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), which represents a group of major telecom and eCommerce companies, released a blog post stating it is “unable to support” the current version of the heavily debated Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) bill. Get the Full...

Getting Ahead Of Unauthorized Transaction Returns
October 16, 2015

A new rule from NACHA, set to go into effect next year, is going to put the financial burden for unauthorized ACH debits on banks. David Barnhardt, Payment Product Manager at Early Warning, tells PYMNTS how FIs can get out in front of this change,...

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How One DraftKings Employee Sparked An ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal
October 06, 2015

It was only a matter of time before the meteoric rise of daily fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel suffered a setback, but few thought it would be something of this magnitude. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Why Fundation Would Rather Work With Banks Than Compete With Them
October 06, 2015

Much of the narrative written about alternative lenders is the story of a competition, with traditional lenders (banks mostly) on one side of the divide — and a wide field of online alternative lenders on the other. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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CFPB’s Latest ($18M) Casualty
September 29, 2015

After suffering a sharp downturn in the recession and following credit-crunch, auto lending in the U.S. has been on the rise for five years, and growing explosively for the last year-and-a-half to two years. As of 2014, 80 percent of all car purchases were financed...

Tech Leaders Under Fire For Cybersecurity Bill Support
September 25, 2015

Some of the largest U.S. tech companies are feeling the backlash for their vote of support for the proposed, and very controversial, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

EU Puts Tech Giants’ Web Behavior Under Microscope
September 25, 2015

The European Commission is launching an investigation into how online companies like Google and Facebook are behaving on the Web. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....