American Express has given up its bid to wrest total control of the “Black Card” brand name from Netherland’s registered Israel-based coffee producer, which owns the Black Card coffee trademark. A court dismissed the case after AmEx withdrew its action. Get the Full Story Complete...
Treasury Department oversight of non-bank money-remittance businesses would be more streamlined by reducing duplication of regulatory reviews with states under a bill now awaiting President Obama’s signature. The bill also could save remittance companies millions by not have to go through duplicative state and federal...
The countdown to EMV continues to run down, as of the publication of this article there will be (August 5) there are less than 500 days until EMV adoption will be required, and it is looking increasingly likely that credit unions will be missing the...
A lawsuit from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed against a group of ISOs on Wednesday (July 30) reads like a how-to guide for ripping off the card brands, as it details the fraud techniques the ISOs are accused of using to sidestep Visa and...
Issuer overdraft protections over the past few years have grown in notoriety, with many issuers early on adding the fee-based service to customer accounts without their knowledge or through communications that were unclear or hidden in lengthy documents. In 2010, the Federal Reserve banned depository...
During yesterday’s second-quarter earnings call with analysts, American Express Co.’s chief operating officer, Jeffrey Campbell, appeared to want to head off discussion of the Department of Justice’s antitrust trial against the company that began in Brooklyn on July 7. And why not, Amex has a...
Operation Chokepoint’s efforts to hit companies suspected of illegal activities where it counts - their bottom lines – may have, well, been a little choked itself this week. The FDIC removed a number of merchant types from its bank guidance, fearing listing them explicitly has...
The Federal Reserve last week released its “2013 Federal Reserve Payments Study Detailed Report,” which adds details to the summary of its findings released in December. Rich on data, the report is a triennial project for the Fed that helps the industry keep up with...
Since Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau three years ago to address consumer issues related to the financial crisis, it has logged some 400,000 complaints. In a new proposal, the bureau now wants to enable consumers and financial companies to describe details and reactions....
