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Library Asks Patrons To Stop Paying Fines With Chuck E. Cheese Coins

Library Asks Patrons To Stop Paying Fines With Chuck E. Cheese Coins
Library Asks Patrons To Stop Paying Fines With Chuck E. Cheese Coins
September 04, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Paying via coins is all the rage these days, thanks to the skyrocketing price of bitcoin, but paying in Chuck E. Cheese tokens is taking...

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Labor Day Edition — American Express, Pizza Wars And Wells Fargo
Labor Day Edition — American Express, Pizza Wars And Wells Fargo
September 04, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today, nationwide, Americans are celebrating the joys of hard work and earning an honest day’s living by sleeping late, going one last time to the beach...

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Judge Tosses The CFPB’s Case Against Global Payments
Judge Tosses The CFPB’s Case Against Global Payments
August 31, 2017  |  CFPB

Noting that the CFPB had “blatantly” ignored his directions, a federal judge in Atlanta has officially dismissed the case against Atlanta-based payment processor Global Payments and...

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CFPB Complaints About Bitcoin Increase Along With Its Price
CFPB Complaints About Bitcoin Increase Along With Its Price
August 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Complaints to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are increasing as the prices of both are on the rise. As of...

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CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
August 29, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

The final payday lending rules are coming, but reporting by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend suggests that they may not take quite the toll on...

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CFPB Could Scale Back Payday Lending Rule To Get It Done
CFPB Could Scale Back Payday Lending Rule To Get It Done
August 28, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is gearing up to scale back its rule on payday lending, giving the industry a  potential break from oversight. Get...

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Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off
Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off
August 28, 2017  |  Today In Data

Last week’s news cycle was all about surprises. Hurricane Harvey blew into the coast of Mexico as a “blob of weather systems” and instead snuck...

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech
This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales, U.K. online lender Prodigy’s...

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