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Report: Apple Aims to Settle EU Investigation Involving Contactless Payments

June 18, 2024
Apple, EU, contactless payments
Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations
AML // June 05, 2024

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) reportedly could be facing fines of up to $4 billion in relation to money-laundering probes in the United States. This estimate by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group is double the previous estimates, highlighting the severity of the potential impact on Canada’s second-largest lender,...

Apple Fined $1.9 Billion For ‘Abusive’ App Store Rules
Apple // March 04, 2024

The European Commission has fined Apple 1.8 billion euros ($1.95 billion) for abusing its place in the music streaming market. The record fine, announced by the commission (EC) Monday (Mar. 4), is the European Union’s first antitrust levy against Apple and comes as the tech giant is dealing with competition...

CFPB Sues Strategic Financial Solutions Over Alleged Fee Collection
CFPB // January 19, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Friday (Jan. 19) that it has launched a lawsuit against Strategic Financial Solutions (SFS), charging it with running an illegal debt-relief business.  SFS markets itself as a provider of debt-relief services and uses shell companies and facade law firms...

Genesis Global Trading to Pay $8 Million Penalty, Surrender BitLicense
Legal // January 12, 2024

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has announced that Genesis Global Trading will pay an $8 million penalty to the state and surrender its BitLicense.  These moves come after a DFS investigation found “significant” failings in the company’s anti-money laundering (AML) and cybersecurity programs, the regulator...

Interviews & Exclusives
SEC Sounds Alarm on Crypto Endorsements With $1.3M Kim Kardashian Fine

October 03, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s celebrity crypto touting campaign reached the A-list on Monday (Oct. 3), as Kim Kardashian agreed to a $1.26 million fine. She also “disgorged” $260,000, including her $250,000 fee, plus interest. The case revolved around an all-caps Instagram post the influencer and entrepreneur, who has a net worth of $1.8 billion […]

Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

February 10, 2020
The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in India, the government proposed a...

Sloan Alone: Why The Wells Fargo CEO (Perhaps) Had To Go

March 29, 2019
Pushed?  Jumped ?  The speculation begins and runs rampant as Timothy Sloan steps down from Wells Fargo’s helm – and yes, shares popped.  In the meantime, the bank still will...

Quick Reads
Report: Apple Aims to Settle EU Investigation Involving Contactless Payments

June 18, 2024
Apple has reportedly made concessions to end a European Union (EU) antitrust investigation into its mobile payments system. The tech giant will give its rivals more access to its contactless technology, thereby avoiding a fine, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (June 18), citing unnamed sources. Without commenting on this report, Apple told the FT: “Through our ongoing […]

Analysts Say Fines Could Rise as TD Bank Faces Additional Allegations

June 05, 2024
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank) reportedly could be facing fines of up to $4 billion in relation to money-laundering probes in the United States. This estimate by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group is...

Apple Fined $1.9 Billion For ‘Abusive’ App Store Rules

March 04, 2024
The European Commission has fined Apple 1.8 billion euros ($1.95 billion) for abusing its place in the music streaming market. The record fine, announced by the commission (EC) Monday (Mar. 4), is the European Union’s...

Genesis Global Trading to Pay $8 Million Penalty, Surrender BitLicense

January 12, 2024
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has announced that Genesis Global Trading will pay an $8 million penalty to the state and surrender its BitLicense.  These moves come after a DFS...