The USDA is attempting to recruit retail volunteers to join up for a two-year, nationwide pilot program that would allow low-income consumers to use SNAP benefits (historically known as “food stamps”) to purchase groceries online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Arguing that committing a massive fraud that creates millions of phony consumer accounts should not be the sort of thing that banking executives should be allowed to get rich doing, lawmakers are beginning to ask Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf some tough questions about just what...
Japan’s government is pointing the finger at Apple and Google, alleging that the two tech giants are violating the country’s anti-monopoly law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Pivoting from concerns and risks around financial technology innovation in the banking system, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said the agency will roll out a new framework for regulating marketplace lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
As the fallout continues from last week’s revelations about Wells Fargo‘s “out-of-the-box” methods for upping consumer enrollment in their various products (which included signing consumers up for products without so much as getting their permission or even informing them), there seems to be some slightly...
Facebook’s WhatsApp, Apple’s FaceTime and Skype are all on the European Commission’s list, which would include tightening security regulations. After alluding to it last month, the commission is expected to release a revamped proposal of new regulations next week, which will likely include telecom and...
A debt relief operation, which went by the names “Payday Support Center” and “Infinity Client Solutions,” has been banned by the Federal Trade Commission from the debt relief business under a settlement with the FTC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The FAA does not take kindly to phones that are likely to explode mid-flight. And in that light, it is somewhat unsurprising that the U.S. federal air safety regulator is singling out the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Once reports started emerging that a small handheld...
New York State workers who get paid via prepaid card will have more consumer protections starting next year. 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...
