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Will Chicago Be The Next City To Say Bye-Bye To Uber And Lyft?

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A vote in Chicago this week could decide if Uber and Lyft will continue to operate there, as the vote from the full city council will determine whether or not ride-sharing firms will have to comply with the same types of regulations city-licensed taxi drivers are forced to. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel notably opposes the measure.

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Santander Adds Three Lending Executives

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Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. from Tuskegee University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and an M.S. Patrick Smith was named head of Small Business Banking. Smith holds a B.S.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Hints At EU Pullout Over Data Transfers Laws; Appeal Filed Over Apple’s $15B Tax Bill On Ireland Operations; In-App Billing Battle Rages On

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Regulations. SocialMediaToday reported that in early September, an EU “privacy regulator … sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the U.S. Facebook Threatens EU Withdrawal Over Data Sovereignty. about its EU users.” The dustup reportedly deals with EU concerns over surveillance uses. “If

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Bitcoin Trading Losing Its Luster Among Wall Street Heavy Hitters

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According to a report in The New York Times citing sources who requested anonymity, the likes of Goldman Sachs, the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange are either seeing little demand for their efforts or are facing regulatory hiccups that are delaying plans. Take Goldman Sachs for starters.

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Alt-Lending Regulation Fears Won’t Stop Investors

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It’s even more surprising given that 2016 could be the year that regulation begins to really kick in for these lenders — in the U.S., based ZipBooks will help the small business accounting startup strengthen the underwriting process for its SME finance operations, reports announced on Wednesday (July 20). Seed funding for U.S.-based

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DraftKings Cuts Deal With Turner Sports, Bleacher Report

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The Boston-based sports fantasy operator said in the release Thursday (Oct. Regulated betting is quickly becoming a fixture of modern sports entertainment, and this collaboration with Turner Sports further scales the reach of our products and content to engage fans,” said Ezra Kucharz , DraftKings’ chief business officer, in the release.

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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

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The term “money laundering” is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone’s habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.