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SEC Aims to Ease Regulations on DeFi After Years of Scrutiny
June 10, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to ease restrictions governing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. 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...

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Drumbeat Gets Louder for Nonbank Regulations
May 27, 2025

Nonbanks have risen in stature and as key players in the global financial system, especially in the wake of the Great Recession earlier in the millennium. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Texas Set to Impose App Store Age Verification Rules
May 27, 2025

Texas is reportedly closer to instituting age verification standards for Apple and Google’s app stores. 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 Today....

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Report: European Commission Looking Into Visa and Mastercard Fees
May 23, 2025

The European Commission is reportedly looking into fees charged by Visa and Mastercard in a move that could lead to a formal probe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Third CFTC Commissioner Announces Plans to Leave Agency
May 22, 2025

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could be left with a single member sometime before the end of the year, as three current members have announced their intention to leave. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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SEC’s Crenshaw: Agency Playing ‘Dangerous Game’ With Regulation
May 20, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s sole Democratic member said the agency is straying from its mission, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (May 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Bank of London Discloses Investigation by UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority
May 15, 2025

FinTech company Bank of London is reportedly being investigated by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) for unspecified “historic” events and for inaccurate record-keeping, lax regulatory reporting and governance failures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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One Year After Synapse, How Much Have We Really Learned?
May 12, 2025

Welcome to another edition of Washington Weekly, the series in which PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster and QED Investors partner Amias Gerety start their conversation with a Manic Monday check-in. The weekly question: How manic is this Monday? Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Data Security Guardrails Critical Regardless of Open Banking Rule’s Fate
May 12, 2025

Whether a reworking or an outright rescission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule is on the horizon, some of the most basic tenets of data-sharing underpinning financial innovation will be front and center throughout the next few months. Get the Full Story...