Legal & Regulation

ANTITRUST
Musk Firms Drop Apple Antitrust Suit but Continue Case Against OpenAI
September 14, 2026

Elon Musk’s xAI and X have reportedly dropped their antitrust case against Apple. 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. By completing this form, you...

Bank Regulation
Community Banks’ Biggest Third-Party Risk Is the Vendor They Can’t Replace
September 14, 2026

A pair of regulatory actions issued Friday (Sept. 11) could change how banks think about third-party risk. 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...

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California Starts Regulating the People Who Audit AI
September 11, 2026

California has moved beyond requiring companies to examine the risks of artificial intelligence and has begun regulating the people hired to perform those examinations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Bank Regulation
FinTechs Are Shopping for Very Different Charters
September 10, 2026

The latest wave of bank charter activity is producing institutions that may share a federal regulator while bearing little resemblance to one another. 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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Kalshi Gets CFTC OK to List Precious Metals Futures
September 10, 2026

Kalshi obtained regulatory permission to list precious metals-related perpetual futures on its platform, CNBC reported Thursday (Sept. 10). 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...

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DOJ’s New Fraud Division Puts Data at Center of Corporate Enforcement
September 10, 2026

The Justice Department’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division is preparing to use vast government and commercial datasets to identify suspected fraud before receiving a whistleblower complaint, agency referral or corporate disclosure, potentially changing how businesses assess and manage enforcement risk. Get the Full Story Complete...

Legal & Regulation
Anchorage Digital Backs Lawsuit to Block Illinois Crypto Tax
September 09, 2026

Federally chartered cryptocurrency bank Anchorage Digital submitted a declaration to a court in support of a lawsuit that aims to block an Illinois law that will tax crypto when it is exchanged, transferred or held in storage, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8)...

Legal & Regulation
Clarity Act Faces Sept. 15 Make-or-Break Vote in Senate
September 09, 2026

The Clarity Act may be a dead letter in the current Congress. 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. By...

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States Accelerate Crackdown on Algorithmic Pricing, Raising Compliance Stakes
September 09, 2026

State efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing are accelerating, replacing a handful of isolated restrictions with an increasingly complex patchwork of antitrust, consumer protection and data privacy rules. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...