The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is closing today, Monday 11, its deadline to submit comments on its public consultation on “junk fees” after receiving more than 25,000 comments in three months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Judge Amit Mehta, the U.S. federal judge hearing the government’s antitrust case against Alphabet’s Google, said he isn’t convinced he can sanction the company for overzealous attorney-client privilege use, Reuters reported Friday (April 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has intensified its fight against money laundering for the last few years. But in this endeavor, the regulator relies on companies to establish solid anti-money laundering (AML) programs to detect illicit conducts and if they don’t have one, they...
Regulators are luring crypto firms with crypto-friendly regulations, or at least, they are trying to do so. The U.K. government announced new plans to bring stablecoins withing a regulatory framework, paving their way for use in the U.K. as a recognized form of payment. In...
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday (April 7) ordered Dun & Bradstreet to make “substantial changes” to its processes to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and offer refunds to businesses harmed by its deceptive practices in selling its CreditBuilder products. Get the Full Story...
The U.S. House and Senate on Thursday (April 7) each passed bills that would remove Russia’s most-favored-nation trade status and ban Russian oil imports as additional sanctions for the country’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine that date back to late February, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Canada on Tuesday (April 5) announced its proposed legislation that would compel platforms like Facebook and Google to negotiate with news publishers and pay them for using their content. By enacting this new legislation, Canada is joining other countries, including Australia, France and Spain, that...
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet their standards from entering in the U.K. markets and “improve outcomes for consumers.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The European Parliament (EP) approved the European Governance Data Act (DGA) on Wednesday with 501 votes to 12. This act aims to increase data sharing among public institutions and companies, create new rules on the neutrality of data marketplaces and facilitate the reuse of certain...
