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FTC 2020 Data Shows Consumer Fraud Hit 2.2 Million

FTC 2020 Data Shows Consumer Fraud Hit 2.2 Million
FTC 2020 Data Shows Consumer Fraud Hit 2.2 Million
February 04, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 2.1 million fraud reports from consumers in 2020, according to new data released by the agency on...

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Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
January 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Biden is bringing in the FTC’s Rohit Chopra to lead the CFPB, and Jet.com Founder Marc Lore is retiring from Walmart....

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Investment Managers Grapple With A Convergence Of Finance And Compliance
Investment Managers Grapple With A Convergence Of Finance And Compliance
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Juggling financial workflows is often an area of significant friction for any young business, with digital solutions opening up new avenues to optimize and automate....

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Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns
Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns
January 01, 2021  |  Regulation

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms …...

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Today In Payments: Bank Of America Says Spending Up Over 2019; Airbnb IPO Tops Forecasts With $68 Share Price
Today In Payments: Bank Of America Says Spending Up Over 2019; Airbnb IPO Tops Forecasts...
December 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Bank of America’s CEO said customers are spending more than last year, and Airbnb topped forecasts with an IPO share price...

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Regulators’ Probes, Looming Lawsuits Target Facebook Over Antitrust Issues
Regulators’ Probes, Looming Lawsuits Target Facebook Over Antitrust Issues
December 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. regulators are eyeing complaints that Facebook is muscling out the competition in the virtual reality area, as more than 40 states gear up to...

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Today In Payments: People Keep Saving Despite Low Interest Rates; Instacart IPO Could Come In Early 2021
Today In Payments: People Keep Saving Despite Low Interest Rates; Instacart IPO Could Come In...
November 13, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, people are still stocking their savings accounts despite low interest rates, and Instacart could file an IPO in early 2021. Plus,...

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FTC: Social Media Fraud Scams On The Rise
FTC: Social Media Fraud Scams On The Rise
October 27, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The scams are creeping into your newsfeed, your ads, your offers … and so, think twice before the retweet, perhaps. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
Today In Payments: Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal; FTC Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit
October 23, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees, and FTC commissioners are in favor of pursuing an antitrust suit against...

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