PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. The eCommerce retailer has reportedly registered many entities in the country in recent times. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Similarly, Illinois is eying close to $400 million in new annual sales tax revenue on ecommerce items shipped into the state. A plan backed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association places the burden on sales tax collection on the marketplaces, which will then settle up with the state Department of Revenue.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

To get a sense of how the impact may accrue to smaller sellers, Kumar Rajagopalan, CEO of Retailers Association of India (RAI), told Rediff.com that the tax can “create a cash flow situation for genuine sellers, too. The settlement was disclosed in the company’s latest quarterly earnings results, reported by The New York Times.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

The two app developers are Illinois Pure Sweat Basketball and California-based Donald R. This practice is analogous to a monopsonist retailer paying artificially low wholesale prices to its suppliers,” the developers said in the suit. “In EU regulators are waiting to hear a response from Apple.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Incontinent adults frequently become homebound and isolated, avoiding socializing or even visiting doctors if they do not have enough clean diapers, Adam Greenberg, president of incontinence products retailer NorthShore Care Supply , said in a separate PYMNTS interview. “If Sales taxes’ price tags. Managing compliance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Interest rates on pawn loans vary as they are regulated by states. Regulations require that pawnbrokers request proof of ownership before making a deal with a potential customer — but the less reputable players in the industry have a nasty habit of forgetting to ask. So what is driving the Pawnaissance?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to the FTC, that previous task force “reinvigorated the [FTC]’s hospital merger review program, and also sharpened the agency’s focus on merger enforcement in retail industries, particularly regarding matters involving food, beverages and supermarkets.”. This serves as another signal among many that, in the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Following up on a threat it made back in 2018 , the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on October 6, 2022 that it entered into a consent order with Rhinebeck Bank (“Rhinebeck”) to settle discrimination claims involving discretionary dealer markups on retail installment contracts with minority borrowers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

In the midst of today’s retail revolution, blockchain technology is being pushed up to the surface. One of the seemingly largest barriers for banks with blockchain technology are federal-level regulations. E-Commerce’s increasing popularity over the last decade is likely the driver of blockchain technology implementation. From the U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even as the new California benefits and the fees to cover them roll out, gig economy companies are facing scrutiny in other states that are mulling adopting similar workers’ rights rules, including Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. That got regulator's attention in the form of a May 2011 Consent Order (CO). (Nasdaq: MBTF) #5. BNCCORP, Inc. OTCQX: BNCC) Here is this year's list: #1. Old Second Bancorp, Inc. But they didn't bury their head in the proverbial sand.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Zenefits skirts compliance regulations. Zenefits skirts compliance regulations. In addition, regulators claimed that as many as 80% of insurance plans sold in Washington state by Zenefits reps were sold illegally by unlicensed brokers. Table of contents. Theranos and the revolutionary blood tests that never existed.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

million), digital payments provider Digital Retail Apps ($770,000) and StockViews got a $16,000 check from London-based accelerator, Startupbootcamp. HQ: Highland Park, Illinois. Digital Retail Apps. Tags: 500 Startups (accelerator), bitcoin, security, regulation. million), mobile security provider Tyfone ($6.6

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CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Banks are among the growing number of financial services giants investing in blockchain startups such as R3 CEV, which is working with an 80+ member consortium of banks, regulators, and technology partners to develop Corda, a blockchain platform designed to be the “new operating system” for financial markets.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

The company has since evolved past journalism focusing on what are likely more lucrative verticals such as financial services, government, and CPG-retail, but it’s roots at automating the journalist are notable as one of the earliest EAAS platforms. Series A round. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS. RESEARCHERS & CONSULTANTS.

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