Federal Trade Commission

FTC Sues FleetCor Over ‘Hidden’ Charges On Fuel Cards
FTC Sues FleetCor Over ‘Hidden’ Charges On Fuel Cards
December 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

After reportedly assuring they would aid them in spending less on gas, the Federal Trade Commission said that U.S. fuel card firm FleetCor Technologies Inc. billed...

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House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
October 20, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The chair of the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee David Cicilline (RI-D) said he anticipates having a final report in early 2020 about big technology companies and...

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FTC Officials Look Into Amazon’s Use Of Market Power
FTC Officials Look Into Amazon’s Use Of Market Power
September 11, 2019  |  Amazon

To find out if Amazon is utilizing its market power to hurt competition, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) team of investigators has started to interview...

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FTC Launches Merchant Cash Advance Probe
FTC Launches Merchant Cash Advance Probe
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the merchant cash advance industry just days after FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra called on the watchdog...

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FTC Fines Avant $3.85M For Customer Deception
FTC Fines Avant $3.85M For Customer Deception
April 15, 2019  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday (April 15) a $3.85 million settlement with online lender Avant over a lawsuit alleging the firm lied to customers...

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Advocacy Groups Call On FTC To Break Up Facebook
Advocacy Groups Call On FTC To Break Up Facebook
January 24, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is facing breakup calls from a handful of advocacy groups that want the Federal Trade Commission to explore breaking up the social media giant....

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Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
Regulators Eye Google, China’s Interest Rates, Crypto Risk Framework Looms?
July 23, 2018  |  Regulation

In the regulatory realm (for Google, at least), call it a case of adding insult to inquiry. A bit of pun there, but the Federal...

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Alphabet, Apple Interrogated Over Phone Data Privacy
Alphabet, Apple Interrogated Over Phone Data Privacy
July 10, 2018  |  Data

House lawmakers want to know how Apple and Google‘s parent company Alphabet are handling their users’ personal information, including spoken words, email content and location data. According to The...

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