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Durbin’s Airline Points Bill May Spur Shift to Flexible Rewards
Loyalty & Rewards // March 27, 2026

Legislation aimed at airline loyalty programs may reshape how rewards work across the broader payments ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Congressional Hearing Exposes New Fault Line Over Who Owns Financial Data
Politics // March 17, 2026

Financial data now circulates through banks, FinTech platforms and intermediaries in ways that stretch beyond the structure of existing privacy law, banking and FinTech executives said Tuesday (March 17), raising questions about who controls that data and which entities are accountable as it moves across...

Prediction Markets Face Congressional Scrutiny Amid Trades on War
Regulation // March 02, 2026

Two United States lawmakers called for greater regulation of prediction markets after topics about the war in Iran were featured, even as the CEO of Kalshi said these topics are already banned among regulated markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Senate Crypto Bill Now on Hold Until Late February
Cryptocurrency // January 22, 2026

A major crypto market bill could reportedly be delayed for weeks in the U.S. Senate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Congressional Hearing Exposes New Fault Line Over Who Owns Financial Data

March 17, 2026
Financial data now circulates through banks, FinTech platforms and intermediaries in ways that stretch beyond the structure of existing privacy law, banking and FinTech executives said Tuesday (March 17), raising questions about who controls that data and which entities are accountable as it moves across digital financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form […]

GENIUS Act Rides Stablecoin Momentum as Senate Clears Path for Crypto Regulation

June 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has referred to himself as America’s first “crypto president,” wanted stablecoin legislation to reach his desk prior to the Congressional recess in August. Get the...

CFPB Funding Sits in Crosshairs of Senate Committee’s Additions to ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

June 09, 2025
A so-called megabill grabbing headlines and making its way through Congress is on track to further alter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency already in flux during the first...

New Congressional Bill Takes Aim at $335M in Small Business Lending Fraud

June 05, 2025
As tariffs loomed this spring, PYMNTS Intelligence found that obtaining financing was (and is) a difficult endeavor for smaller firms, which power the U.S. economy. Our surveys of small to...

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House Bill Would Reduce Small Lenders’ Reporting Requirements

April 22, 2026
A bill that would reduce small lenders’ reporting requirements was one of four bills the House Financial Services Committee advanced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe […]

Prediction Markets Face Congressional Scrutiny Amid Trades on War

March 02, 2026
Two United States lawmakers called for greater regulation of prediction markets after topics about the war in Iran were featured, even as the CEO of Kalshi said these topics are...

Senate Crypto Bill Now on Hold Until Late February

January 22, 2026
A major crypto market bill could reportedly be delayed for weeks in the U.S. Senate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Lawmakers Ask Regulators to Abandon ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Banks

November 26, 2025
Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee have asked federal banking regulators to reconsider the application of Enhanced Prudential Standards (EPS) for banks with between $100 billion and $250...