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Japan Ties Up With US, Europe To Legislate Big Tech

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Furuya also told Reuters that the FTC would analyze Japan’s mobile phone market to find ways that could increase competition, which could help cut Japan’s mobile phone charges. In the September PYMNTS big tech compliance tracker tracker, Facebook considered pulling out of the EU over regulations.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Backs Data Portability Law, Amazon Considers Registering Services As Separate Entities In India

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Facebook received the preliminary green light by a federal court to settle a lawsuit that alleged that the social media company violated an Illinois state law by harvesting and keeping biometric information on millions of users without their permission, Reuters reported.

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DISH Network Agrees To Pay $210 Million for Vendors’ Violations In Historic Department of Justice Telemarketing Enforcement Action

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Department of Justice and a media conglomerate underscores the importance of implementing robust Telephone Consumer Protection Act compliance measures, including for third-party vendors. A recent settlement between the U.S. DISH, the DOJ, and the States reached this expansive settlement on remand.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

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Lending: Lending Leaves Change Color Abrigo acquired Valuant for compliance and credit risk and DiCOM Software for automated credit risk software and partnered with Charm Solutions to launch Abrigo Small Business Lending Intelligence. announced the acquisition of Burling Bank , also based in Illinois. LevelField Financial Inc.

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Senator Durbin Wants Wells Fargo To Stop Expanding Program With Colleges

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According to news from The Wall Street Journal , citing a letter Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, sent to the bank this week, Durbin is asking the financial institution (FI) to stop adding more colleges to its partnership program until the order by the Federal Reserve last month that caps Wells Fargo’s growth is addressed.

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

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Figure Pay, he said, with the ability to scan QR codes at checkout, is predicated on the concept of using a blockchain payment rail in lieu of interchange as the network is built out — and across a swath of merchants as large as Walmart and small as localized farmers’ markets (in a type of “barbell” approach) upon initial launch early next year.

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FTC Guidance on Negative Option Programs and Increased Enforcement

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On October 22, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement providing further guidance on its enforcement of federal law with regard to negative option marketing. 3009), and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1693-1693r) to bring enforcement actions against negative option marketing.