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Digital BankingNY Lawmakers Push For Public eBanking System
Lawmakers in New York have proposed a public electronic banking system that would essentially...
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FacebookLawmakers Question Facebook’s Location Tracking Practices
Two senators, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Chris Coons of Delaware, have written a...
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RegulationUK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold
A silver lining looms for Big Tech in the chaos that is Brexit. As...
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Gig EconomyWhat’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay
Drivers can’t make ends meet. Given the median income of roughly $25,000 a year...
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FacebookDespite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters met with government officials in Switzerland...
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CryptocurrencyUS Lawmakers Visit Switzerland To Talk Libra
During an upcoming visit to Switzerland, American lawmakers plan to discuss Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency,...
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RegulationLawmakers Propose Bill To ‘Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance’
Just days before the Facebook Libra hearings, a draft bill to limit “Big Tech’s”...
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RegulationLawmakers Call For Stricter Guidelines On NSA Data Collection
Two lawmakers want to pass an amendment that aims to stop a massive data...
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Security & FraudLawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law...
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BankingDems Want Bank Execs To Testify Before Congress Each Year
Democrats would like to see bank executives get grilled by Congress on an annual...
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TaxesLawmakers Want FTC To Investigate H&R Block, TurboTax
H&R Block and Intuit, the maker of TurboTax software, are facing calls from lawmakers...
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BlockchainOhio Bill Urges Gov’t To Adopt Blockchain
Blockchain got a boost last week after the Ohio House Of Representatives introduced a...
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Bank RegulationBank CEOs To Assure Congress The Financial System Is Stronger...
The heads of some of the nation's biggest banks will stress how much more...
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PersonnelBuffett Tells Wells To Cast Wide Net For New Chief
Famed investor and Wells Fargo’s largest shareholder Warren Buffett urged the bank to look...
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PoliticsFinancial, Regular Firms Want Banks To Work With Pot Companies
Financial firms, fertilizer, beverage, and other mainstream companies are calling on Congress to enable...
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RegulationCalif Lawmakers Seek More Stringent Data Privacy Law
California lawmakers are looking to make their strictest-in-the-nation data privacy law even tougher. Last year, California...
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BlockchainRipple Heads Up New Crypto Lobbying Group; Pays In XRP
Ripple, the blockchain startup, is heading up a new cryptocurrency lobbying group called Securing...
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PoliticsTech Titans To Face Lawmakers During Hearings This Week
The technology sector will be on display this week as lawmakers begin holding hearings...
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Amazon TechnologyLawmakers Want Information On Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech
Democratic Representatives Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri are demanding answers...
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RegulationTrump Administration Delays Financial Regulatory Relief Bill
Mark Calabria, chief economist for Vice President Mike Pence, warned Wednesday (Jan. 17) that...
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Security & FraudSenate Demands Answers From Uber Over Hack
Lawmakers sent a letter to Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of Uber, saying that...
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Security & FraudFTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the data breach at Equifax...
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Security & FraudWells Fargo To Slash 69 Executive Roles; Faces Calls For...
Wells Fargo, the embattled national bank, is gearing up to slash 69 executive positions...
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Security & FraudUS Lawmakers Want US Agencies To Provide Information On Kaspersky...
Russian cybersecurity company Kapersky Lab is under fire as a U.S. congressional panel requests...
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InternationalLawmakers Worried About China’s US Dealmaking
The White House under President Donald Trump and a group of Democratic and Republican...
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RegulationLawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
Aiming to beef up security in connected and driverless cars, a group of lawmakers have...
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RegulationAirbnb And HomeAway Facing Calls For FTC To Investigate Industry
Airbnb and HomeAway are facing calls from a group of lawmakers and community groups that want...
