Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Coalition Opposes AI Sandbox Proposal in CLARITY Act
August 06, 2026

A coalition of civil rights, labor, consumer advocacy and technology accountability organizations is urging the U.S. Senate to remove provisions establishing federal AI regulatory sandboxes from the proposed CLARITY Act. The request opens a new front in the debate over how lawmakers should govern artificial...

CFPB
CFPB Says Data Aggregators Should Pay Fees
August 05, 2026

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to reconsider a final rule on personal financial data rights that became effective in January 2025, according to a rulemaking update posted in a pending regulatory review notice by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Get the...

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Alaska Updates Money Transmission Law as States Broaden Oversight of Virtual Currency
August 05, 2026

Alaska has joined a growing wave of states modernizing their money transmission laws to bring virtual currency businesses more squarely within existing financial regulatory frameworks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Tribunal Rejects Google Bid to Block $6.7 Billion Advertiser Class Action
August 05, 2026

The United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected Google’s bid to block a class action lawsuit brought by advertisers alleging that the company abused its position in mobile operating systems, app distribution, search and search advertising to overcharge advertisers and exclude competitors. Get the Full Story...

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Colorado Pares Back AI Law as FTC Raises New Questions About State Regulation
August 05, 2026

Colorado has significantly narrowed what was poised to become the nation’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence governance law, replacing a sweeping compliance regime with a more targeted framework centered on transparency, consumer rights and disclosure requirements. At the same time, a recent Federal Trade Commission policy...

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FTC Lawsuit Signals Regulatory Linkage of Privacy and Consumer Protection
August 04, 2026

Federal and state regulators are expanding their scrutiny of digital business practices by treating privacy violations and deceptive consumer practices as part of the same enforcement framework. The trend that could have implications for companies handling sensitive personal data well beyond the healthcare sector. Get...

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25 States Sue Trump Administration to Block Latest Tariffs
August 03, 2026

Twenty-five states filed a lawsuit Monday (Aug. 3) asking the U.S. Court of International Trade to declare the Trump administration’s latest tariffs illegal, the Office of the New York State Attorney General said in a Monday press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

AML
UBS Pays $125 Million to Settle US Charges of Repeated AML Failures
August 03, 2026

Four U.S. regulators have reached separate agreements with UBS Financial Services in which the company will pay a total of $125 million to settle violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) rules. Get the Full Story...

Bank Regulation
Fed and FDIC Move to Raise Regulation O Insider Lending Caps
August 03, 2026

The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have each proposed raising the thresholds of credit that banks can extend to insiders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...