As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. Uber had many wonderful years of asking for forgiveness instead of permission and managed to build a worldwide ridesharing empire on the strength...
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The judge in Uber‘s New York anti-trust case has ordered the release of documents to determine if the private investigators hired by the ride-hailing service gathered information about its competitors in a fraudulent manner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The Department of Justice is taking a more interested look into the world of online financial services — lending in particular — as an area ripe for potential abuse as technology is replacing old school safeguarding systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The stage may be set — or may be setting up to be set — for a tech and regulatory battle between Chinese giant Huawei and its U.S. counterparts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The sharing economy, regardless of country, has ruffled a lot of regulatory feathers. 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....
In a relatively new twist on payday lending oversight, small lenders claiming ties with tribal entities cannot claim sovereign immunity when it comes to extending loans and the interest rates tied to those loans. As reported by Courthouse News Service, sovereign immunity does not “shield” payday...
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The New York state financial regulator, newly enmeshed in a probe into embattled online lender Lending Club, is widening its gaze to include other online lenders and is examining whether they should be licensed in New York state at all, Reuters reported on Thursday (May 26),...