Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
DoorDash And Olo Settle Dispute, Agree To Multi-Year Deal
April 23, 2021

About three weeks after it was reported that delivery service DoorDash was suing its business partner, software provider Olo, for allegedly overcharging it, the two companies have resolved their dispute. In a joint news release, the two companies announced Thursday (April 22) that they have...

Legal & Regulation
i2c’s McCarthy: Regulations Can Tame Wild West of Financial Services Reliability
April 23, 2021

The slew of online outages over the past several months – from Robinhood to Chime to WhatsApp – show just how interconnected various aspects of financial services, such as investing and banking, have become. And increasingly found at the center of all these financial platforms...

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Supreme Court Ruling Lessens FTC Options For Consumer Monetary Relief
April 22, 2021

Under a new Supreme Court ruling, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will have much less authority to enable monetary relief for customers when companies are found to use deceptive practices, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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American Bankers Association Seeks More Oversight Of Cryptocurrency Entities
April 22, 2021

The American Bankers Association (ABA) said in testimony last week that it believes standards for cryptocurrency businesses should be strengthened. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Supreme Court’s Ruling Curtails FTC Reach On Monetary Awards
April 22, 2021

For now – and maybe for a long while – it will be tougher to get ill-gotten gains back from the bad actors … at least without an additional act of Congress. As reported on Thursday (April 22), the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a...

ANTITRUST
No Cameras, But Epic CEO, Apple App Store Chief Will Attend Antitrust Trial
April 21, 2021

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney will attend a weeks-long antitrust trial against Apple, Reuters reported. Apple’s Phil Schiller, who leads the App Store, will also be present at the trial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

ANTITRUST
Lina Khan: Antitrust Enforcers Should Look More At Big Tech
April 21, 2021

Lina Khan, the President Joe Biden nominee for chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said antitrust enforcers should be looking harder at the power Big Tech has over digital markets, including online journalism, app markets and more, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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House Bill Requires Regulators To Create Digital Assets Working Group
April 21, 2021

A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this week would create a digital asset working group designed to promote collaboration between regulators and the private sector to encourage innovation, according to a press release from Financial Services Republicans. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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German, Australian, British Regulators Unite For Tougher Big Tech Mandates
April 20, 2021

Antitrust regulators in the U.K., Australia and Germany have issued a warning that the COVID-19 pandemic was not a reason to acquire companies that would stifle competition, Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (April 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...