investigations

Sen. Ron Wyden Accuses ICE of Secretly Collecting Money Transfer Data
Sen. Ron Wyden Accuses ICE of Secretly Collecting Money Transfer Data
March 08, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A secret program overseen by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) covertly tracked and collected data on at least 200 million money transfers in the last...

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CFPB, State Attorneys General Probe Block Over Cash App
CFPB, State Attorneys General Probe Block Over Cash App
March 06, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Digital payment company Block, run by CEO Jack Dorsey, is now being investigated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and several state attorneys general regarding...

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UK Media Regulator Investigates Russian TV Station Over Ukraine Coverage
UK Media Regulator Investigates Russian TV Station Over Ukraine Coverage
March 01, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The United Kingdom’s media watchdog is investigating the Russian-backed TV station over alleged bias in its coverage of the Ukraine invasion, the agency announced. On...

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Criminal Charges Against Deutsche Bank, Citigroup Dropped in Australian Banking Cartel Case
Criminal Charges Against Deutsche Bank, Citigroup Dropped in Australian Banking Cartel Case
February 11, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal prosecutors on Friday (Feb. 11) dropped criminal charges against Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and four senior bankers related to a “significant cartel case” by the...

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China Investigation Triggers Delay in 60+ IPOs
China Investigation Triggers Delay in 60+ IPOs
January 28, 2022  |  IPO

More than 60 initial public offerings (IPOs) across China — including Deutsche Bank AG’s Chinese securities venture — are on hold as regulators look into...

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Intuit’s TurboTax Still Being Probed by FTC Despite Limited Power
Intuit’s TurboTax Still Being Probed by FTC Despite Limited Power
January 21, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is staying the course with its fraud investigation into Intuit’s TurboTax even though the Supreme Court reeled in the...

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Delivery Hero Ends Exclusive Restaurant Deals in Norway After Competition Probe
Delivery Hero Ends Exclusive Restaurant Deals in Norway After Competition Probe
January 21, 2022  |  Delivery

Norway residents will soon have other ways of getting their meals delivered. Delivery Hero, one of the biggest online food delivery companies in Europe, has...

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Credit Union National Association Backs Inquiry Into Tech Giants’ Payment Policies
Credit Union National Association Backs Inquiry Into Tech Giants’ Payment Policies
December 22, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) this week backed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) probe of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Square and PayPal’s payments...

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BNPL Stock Prices Crash Amid CFPB Investigation
BNPL Stock Prices Crash Amid CFPB Investigation
December 17, 2021  |  BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday (Dec. 16) it wants details from several high-profile buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms — Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna,...

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