The U.K. Online Safety Bill was introduced in the U.K. Parliament on March 17, 2022, to curb online harms by significantly increasing the responsibilities of social media firms and search engines to monitor content posted on their platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Strong fraud protections, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and seamless user experiences go together in today’s marketplace. 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...
A New Jersey man admitted Thursday (April 7) to running a decade-long invoice factoring scheme that bilked lenders of $50 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Trenton, New Jersey, announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The internet is a curious place — a digital bazaar where anything can be had, for a price. 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...
A former employee of Block (formerly known as Square) is accused of downloading Cash App reports containing sensitive data belonging to customers, according to multiple reports on Wednesday (April 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday (April 5) banned six former bank employees, including two who had previously worked in Bank of America Corp.’s wealth management unit, for approving fraudulent loans for small businesses that needed a financial boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full...
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are gone. The various tranches of government aid have been exhausted, and trillions of dollars in economic aid are in the rear-view mirror. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Fraud has become a common concern for consumers, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reporting recently that Americans lost more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, with 2.8 million consumers filing reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A hacker who gambled $3 million that a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol was exploitable hit the jackpot over the weekend, coming away with a tidy $12.6 million profit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
