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Illinois regulator issues proposed Predatory Loan Prevention Act regulations; lawsuits filed to block implementation of Act’s database reporting requirement and for declaration Act does not apply to pawn transactions

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In March 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 1792 , which contains the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (the “Act”). The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”.

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FTC Probing Visa, Mastercard About Debit Card Practices

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antitrust regulators are investigating Visa and Mastercard about their debit card policies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Nov. The inquiry could spell fresh regulatory trouble for the world’s two largest payments processors, which settled a protracted European Union antitrust probe in April this year over card fees.

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Illinois Adds Facial Recognition To Driver’s ID Applications

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Now that the traditional swipe credit card is starting to fall out of favor in the face of EMV and mobile payments, software developers are scrambling to develop updated ways of authenticating consumers’ identities at the point of sale. ”

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How Credit Unions Face — And Embrace — Digital Disruption

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That would seem to apply to credit unions (CUs), and to Consumers Credit Union of Illinois specifically, one of the largest CUs around, which has been in business since 1930 (before the Great Depression reached its worst depths). “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” — so goes the dim, cynical saying. That is changing, of course.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

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“You're not dealing with two-day settlement,” he stated, adding that interoperability also has the ability to foster sticky relationships between merchants and consumers, especially consumers who want perks and high reward cards or coupons. Figure, said Cagney, can offer some of its products in New Yok — but not in, say, Illinois.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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Recent days have brought the debut of the “first mobile-enable lottery card” in the state, according to the companies behind the card, Linq3 and Blackhawk Network. The product combines the gift card with the lotto entry, and here’s how it works, according to statement announcing the launch. Lotto and Payment Cards.

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NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?

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The city of Bakersfield, Illinois, for example, recently disclosed that cybercriminals had compromised the third-party website Click2Gov, used to process residents’ utility and municipal payments. Giving Gig Workers Faster, Safer Payments.

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