Regulation

Europe
Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
April 02, 2015

Uber filed a complaint against Spain with European Union regulators this week, charging that the country violated E.U. laws by banning some of Uber’s services, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Heartland/Verifone Align For Merchant EMV Migration
March 31, 2015

Verifone and Heartland Payment Systems are teaming up in the name of EMV. 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....

For The Apple Watch’s Health Apps, The FDA Will Take A Hands-Off Approach
March 31, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-emphasizing that it will give plenty of regulatory leeway to health apps for the Apple Watch and other wearable devices, after the agency issued new guidelines last month, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

News
Judge Rules Payment-Card Surcharge Ban Unconstitutional
March 30, 2015

A new law passed in California that bans payment-card surcharges was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge last week (March 26). 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...

News
AmEx Will Fight Antitrust Case Ruling
March 30, 2015

American Express appears ready to fight to the bitter end for the right to control the terms of its merchant contracts — and that goes beyond a federal judge’s antitrust ruling in February that would allow AmEx-accepting merchants to suggest that customers use other, less...

International
Feds Want Power To Fight US Card Fraud Abroad
March 30, 2015

The U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division has proposed streamlining the requirements for going after cyberthieves who sell payment card numbers issued by U.S. financial institutions, the department said in a blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

FTC: CardFlex Helped Scammers Drain Accounts
March 30, 2015

A card processor that was accused of illegally processing more than $26 million in unauthorized consumer charges for a suspected scammer has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the FTC announced on Friday (March 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Europe
EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
March 27, 2015

The European Union will spend a year studying why online shoppers in the 28-nation Euro zone don’t often buy products outside their own countries in what’s supposed to be a single digital market, the EU’s competition commissioner announced on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full...

House Committee Says Yes To Data Breach Bill
March 27, 2015

Federal legislation to require reporting of a data breach within 30 days has passed its first milestone on the way to becoming law, but not everyone is happy with the details, The Hill reported on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form...