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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

CFPB Monitor

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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Illinois Adds Facial Recognition To Driver’s ID Applications

PYMNTS

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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NEW REPORT: Can Smarter Payments Kill Off Timesheets?

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However, with so much sensitive information being transferred with each transaction, the need to keep the data secure has never been greater. In the new Smarter Payments Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest efforts by banks and businesses to keep payments data secure from fraudsters, cybercriminals and other bad actors.

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Equifax Blames Flaw In Database Software For Breach; Backlash Mounts From Consumers, Lawmakers

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According to a news report in the The New York Post , hackers were able to steal customers’ data — including Social Security numbers — due to a weakness in open source software developed by Apache Software Foundation. consumers and potentially compromised the credit card numbers of approximately 209,000 people. Baird & Co.,

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How community banks can address cybercrime

Independent Banker

The community bank keeps a close watch on emerging threats experienced by other financial institutions, as well as security researchers’ discoveries through threat feeds. “If We would then assemble the incident response team, contact regulators and law enforcement and notify any customers who may have been exposed,” says Wyatt. “We

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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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Is A Biometric Backlash Brewing?

PYMNTS

States are moving to tighten their biometric privacy laws, following the lead of Illinois, which has what are considered to be the strictest protections in the U.S. But in Meier’s view, the common, mundane phone number can help prevent such scenarios — and otherwise offer secure online transactions that have relatively low friction.

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