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White House To Nominate Budget Official As New Head Of CFPB
White House To Nominate Budget Official As New Head Of CFPB
June 18, 2018  |  Personnel

In an effort to roll back more oversight powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the White House is nominating a budget official to...

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Liberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
Liberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
June 18, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Liberty Holdings’ CEO said its customers have not suffered any financial losses so far after the company was hit with a cyberattack over the weekend....

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Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
June 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Hedge funds investing in cryptocurrencies are seeing returns fall, with digital coins down by 35 percent so far this year. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Email Marketers Hurt By GDPR Regulation
Email Marketers Hurt By GDPR Regulation
June 18, 2018  |  Regulation

Email marketers are facing roadblocks due to a new regulation that requires consumers to opt in before additional emails can be sent to them. According...

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Sessions Facing Pushback For Strict Pot Laws By Banking Industry
Sessions Facing Pushback For Strict Pot Laws By Banking Industry
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Attorney Jeff Sessions’ strict stance on marijuana companies is facing pushback from the nation’s banks, which are stepping up their lobbying efforts to get more lenient...

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BIS: Bitcoin Will Never Be Mainstream; Could Take Down Internet
BIS: Bitcoin Will Never Be Mainstream; Could Take Down Internet
June 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of International Settlements unleashed a scathing criticism of cryptocurrency over the weekend, saying that it will never be mainstream for financial services. Get...

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Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
Central Bank Eyes More Regulation For FinTech, Shadow Banks
June 18, 2018  |  Regulation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a forum for the world’s central banks, wants specific regulations that were introduced after the 2008 financial crisis to...

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Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
June 18, 2018  |  Google

Google, aiming to boost its presence in Asian markets that are seeing fast growth, is investing $550 million in JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company. Get...

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Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
Google Attracts Partnerships Post-Amazon/Whole Foods Deal
June 18, 2018  |  Google

One year after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, one surprising company is reaping rewards from the deal: Google. Get the Full Story Complete...

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