Regulation

News
Banks Tell Merchants To Pay Up Post Breaches
November 10, 2014

Banks and retailers may be gearing up for a battle royale over whose responsibility it is to foot the bill when cyber-criminals attack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Acquiring
The Week in Payments Picks, Predictions, Pans and Pushes
November 08, 2014

Payments players around the globe gathered last week to chat about all things payments and commerce.  As you might expect, there were lots of new products, big ideas and big predictionsshared. We thought you’d like to see the things that we thought were worth sharing....

Alternative Finances
More Regulator Attention, Enhanced mPos Traction And Lots of Criminal Interest
November 07, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. 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. By completing this form, you agree to...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Alternative Finances
Did Operation Choke Point Hurt The Unbanked?
November 06, 2014

A former FDIC head has accused the U.S. Justice Department’s Operation Choke Point of being “a serious abuse of government power” that harms the U.S. economy and especially hurts unbanked Americans who use payday loan services, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

International
Moscow Cracks Down On The Dollar
November 06, 2014

Russia may ban circulation of the U.S. dollar in the country, the Azeri-Press Agency reported on Wednesday (Nov. 5). 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’s Terminal Subsidy Initiative
November 06, 2014

American Express is about to launch a $10 million campaign aimed at helping small U.S. retailers meet the October 2015 deadline for installing EMV chip-and-PIN point-of-sale terminals, Business Solutions reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Will New Compliance Regulations Hurt Correspondent Banks?
November 05, 2014

A series of compliance-driven regulations might be enough to push more correspondent banks to cut local bank ties to avoid “regulatory burden strangling their margins,” according to a Corporate Treasurer article. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

News
Banks Overhaul Overdrafts
October 31, 2014

The CFPB wants to take a closer look at overdraft fees, stating Monday (Oct, 27) that it tends to view overdraft as a form of short-term credit, and thus subject to the types of stringent regulations that the CFPB favors for shot-term lenders. Get the...