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Supreme Court Dismisses Case Over CFPB Power
Supreme Court Dismisses Case Over CFPB Power
January 14, 2019  |  Legal

A challenge to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (Jan. 14) when it declined...

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Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
November 29, 2018  |  Personnel

Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick as the new full-time director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), passed an important procedural vote in the Senate...

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SWIFT Kicks Iranian Banks Off Messaging System Due To Sanctions
SWIFT Kicks Iranian Banks Off Messaging System Due To Sanctions
November 06, 2018  |  International

SWIFT, the messaging system that connects over 11,000 financial institutions as they transfer money around the globe, has ended its relationship with Iranian banks, succumbing...

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Looking Into What ‘Looking Into’ Tech Antitrust Activity Might Mean
Looking Into What ‘Looking Into’ Tech Antitrust Activity Might Mean
November 05, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

In antitrust we trust – or at least a “look into” antitrust? News came Monday (Nov. 5) that, according to President Donald Trump, the current...

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Retailers Hope Tariffs Don’t Ruin The Holidays
Retailers Hope Tariffs Don’t Ruin The Holidays
September 19, 2018  |  Economy

Retailers are racing against the impact of tariffs for the holiday shopping season. That’s the view of The Wall Street Journal, which said that “big...

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Amazon’s Bezos: Location Of Second Headquarters To Be Revealed By Year End
Amazon’s Bezos: Location Of Second Headquarters To Be Revealed By Year End
September 14, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon.com’s head Jeff Bezos said Thursday (September 13) during an interview at the Economic Club in Washington D.C. that the world will know shortly the...

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Senate Hearing On Post Office Prices Has Been Delayed
Senate Hearing On Post Office Prices Has Been Delayed
September 03, 2018  |  Delivery

A Senate hearing slated to look at overhauling the U.S. Postal Service — including looking at what Amazon and others pay for package delivery —...

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The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
The SWIFT Debate, In Europe And Beyond
August 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There may be no swift end to this SWIFT debate. Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, said late this month that there should be an alternative...

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SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
August 29, 2018  |  Global Payments

The headlines all play on  the name “SWIFT” in some form or another: “Germany Wants A Swift End To SWIFT,” or “Some Critics Want A...

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