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784ANTITRUSTFTC Probes Altria-Juul Tie-Up For Possible Antitrust Issues
Cigarette maker Altria, the company that produces Marlboro, has made an investment in electronic cigarette company Juul Labs, but certain aspects of...
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2.0KB2B PaymentsCommercial Cards Find Opportunity In Transparency, Lower Fees
There is more than one way to drive commercial card innovation. For corporate buyers, adoption can stem from opportunities around rewards and...
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1.4KNewsTop News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
In today’s top news, China is facing a “capital winter” of venture funding slowdown, the U.S. prepares for a potential Iranian cyberattack,...
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3.6KInnovationFCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual tech industry event held in...
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3.3KFacebookFacebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on...
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2.0KNewsTop News in Payments: Visa, TD Partner For US-Canada Money Transfers; Japanese Lenders Hinder SoftBanks’ WeWork Bailout
In today’s top payments news, Visa partners with TD Bank to provide real-time transfers for U.S. TD Bank account owners to their...
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2.5KB2B PaymentsLaw Enforcement Cracks Down On Corporate Payments Fraud
Payments messaging technology provider SWIFT recently opened up its Know Your Customer (KYC) platform, the KYC Registry, directly to corporates. The initiative...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsFTC Sues FleetCor Over ‘Hidden’ Charges On Fuel Cards
After reportedly assuring they would aid them in spending less on gas, the Federal Trade Commission said that U.S. fuel card firm FleetCor...
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2.3KSecurity & FraudFTC Refunding $2.6M To Companies Duped By A-1 Janitorial
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is refunding over $2.6 million to small businesses that were scammed by A-1 Janitorial, a New York-based...
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1.7KNewsTop News in Payments: FTC Considers Blocking Facebook App Integration; Bill.com Shares Spike 60 Pct On NYSE Debut
In today’s top news in payments, officials at the Federal Trade Commission are considering blocking Facebook’s app integration, and Delta announces plans...
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2.0KFacebookFTC Considers Blocking Facebook’s Ability To Consolidate Platforms
Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are considering the possibility of a preliminary injunction against Facebook over antitrust issues related to...
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4.1KSecurity & FraudFTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the...
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1.5KANTITRUSTInvestigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC
For Big Tech: More investigations, and broader ones, too. On a number of fronts. News comes, as reported by The New York...
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1.6KANTITRUSTFTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
Chairman Joe Simons of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday (Nov. 18) that there were multiple ongoing investigations into Big...
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1.6KANTITRUSTSnap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the U.S., it can be difficult to see where all...
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1.9KANTITRUSTBig Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. In...
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1.8KNewsTop Payments News: DoorDash Bolsters Its Treasure Chest; Policymakers Target Big Tech Over Data; Feds Probe Debit Card Practices
In today’s top news, DoorDash keeps growing and Visa and Mastercard face big questions over their debit card programs. And investors seek...
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1.8KANTITRUSTPolicymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
Big Tech is under siege about its failure to respect users’ privacy as the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee expressed frustration over...
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5.6KSecurity & FraudFTC Probing Visa, Mastercard About Debit Card Practices
U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating Visa and Mastercard about their debit card policies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Nov. 13). The Federal Trade...
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3.7KFaster PaymentsFTC Head: Fed Needs Real-Time Payments Mechanism
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rohit Chopra wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve saying projects like Libra (Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency) illustrate...
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2.2KRetailFTC Settles With Sunday Riley Over Fake Sephora Reviews
Sunday Riley has settled with the FTC over an accusation that it posted fake customer reviews on the Sephora site. The Texas-based...
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2.7KANTITRUSTFTC: Big Tech’s Data Troves Give Them Unfair Advantage
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the mass amounts of data collected by big technology companies, like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google,...
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3.2KPersonnelFTC’s Bureau of Competition Director To Leave Agency
After serving in the position for over two years, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman will be leaving the agency in...
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4.3KANTITRUSTCongress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
As part of its continuing probe into potential antitrust practices that hamper competition, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has asked...
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3.9KSecurity & FraudFTC: Millennials Report Losing $71M To eCommerce Fraud In Two Years
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money...
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1.8KRegulationFTC Discusses Antitrust Laws In Testimony To US Senate
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed details about its recent testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer...
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3.2KFacebookSnap’s Files Reveal Facebook’s Copycat Moves
Snap has documented Facebook’s alleged anti-competitive moves in a collection of files nicknamed Project Voldemort, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday...
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1.7KFacebookZuckerberg To Visit DC To Discuss Internet Regulations
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify on Capitol Hill once again. Zuckerberg is scheduled “to meet with policymakers and talk...
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2.9KANTITRUSTFTC Details Antitrust Victories In Senate Subcommittee Testimony
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that it provided testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights....
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3.3KANTITRUSTFTC Letter Complains About DOJ’s Behavior In Big Tech Probes
A recent letter sent by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows there is bad blood between the U.S. government agencies investigating Big...
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2.9KRegulationFTC Commissioner Says Fines Aren’t Enough For Big Tech
Rohit Chopra, a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said that fining Big Tech companies won’t have any real effect on...
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3.4KNewsTop News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard is modernizing its business-to-business (B2B) payment ecosystem. Also, Affirm is reportedly seeking to raise around...
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1.5KANTITRUSTFTC Defining Its Authority To Govern Big Tech
The Federal Trade Commission is in the process of defining how U.S. antitrust laws apply to big tech so it can better...
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3.7KANTITRUSTHouse Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues
FTC. AGs. Antitrust. And now, a new round of antitrust hearings on Capitol Hill. The Fall may bring fireworks for Big Tech...
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3.1KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: FTC Settles With Accused Crypto Pyramid Schemers; BTC Transactions Spike To Two-Year High
The US Federal Trade Commission announced that the promoters of recruitment-based cryptocurrency schemes have been permanently banned from operating or participating in...
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2.4KSocial CommerceYouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
YouTube is proposing to stop advertisements that target videos watched by kids in a bid to satisfy both regulators and consumer groups....
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3.1KFacebookFTC: Facebook Harder To Break Up Now
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said that if Facebook has plans to merge Instagram and WhatsApp more closely into its...
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2.7KRegulationExecutive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content?
A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted...
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2.8KRegulationFTC Chief Says Breaking Up Big Tech Is On The Table
The chief of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he’d he’d be willing to break up tech companies if necessary, according...
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3.3KRegulationWhite House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
The White House has drafted an executive order that would put the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of what large tech...
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3.8KAmazonAmazon Accused Of Punishing Sellers With Better Offers On Walmart
Merchants who sell their products on both Amazon and Walmart are complaining about the pressure they’re getting from Amazon to raise their...
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2.1KRegulationAntitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus
There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. As...
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6.0KANTITRUSTFTC Launches Antitrust Probe Into Apple-Amazon Deal
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly carrying out an antitrust investigation surrounding a partnership between Apple and Amazon, according to The Verge....
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3.7KRegulationUS Senators Introduce Anti-Monopoly Legislation
Two U.S. Senators, Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal, proposed legislation on Friday (Aug. 2) that would make it easier to penalize Big...
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3.2KANTITRUSTFacebook Antitrust Investigation Centers On Acquisitions
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust investigation is looking into Facebook’s acquisitions to determine whether...
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2.2KFacebookFTC Files Suit Against Cambridge Analytica For Facebook Privacy Breach
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has filed a suit against data analytics company Cambridge Analytica. In addition to the administrative...
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Facebook Vows To Revamp Privacy Approach
For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. As reported...
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3.0KSecurity & FraudFTC: Facebook Lied To Customers About Facial Recognition, Phone Number Usage
The Washington Post is reporting that as part of a milestone settlement against Facebook, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going to...
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4.1KRegulationFacebook FTC Settlement To Include Board Oversight
The Federal Trade Commission will soon announce the details of a settlement with Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report by...
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10.1KPayments InnovationFacebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. And it’s the...
