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Regulations Keeping SMEs On Their Toes In 2017, Says Paychex

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are eyeing incoming regulations likely to impact their businesses, and small business payroll and HR firm Paychex has identified the legislation about which SMEs are most concerned. Tax reform takes the top spot of regulations SMEs are watching most closely, Paychex said in its release of the survey results Wednesday (Dec.

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European Regulators Expand Scrutiny On Data Practices – And Bots

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The agency would be renamed the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. There are other state versions of the agency, such as in Pennsylvania and New York, where efforts are focused on fighting consumer fraud and ensuring that firms comply with state laws. Penalties in the New Year.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Regulation And eCommerce Loss Blues

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Amazon in some ways was the victim of a race run so well that regulators are taking a second look, competitors are loudly complaining and even the courts are taking a tougher line on its business practices. And Amazon’s competitors in retail are working hard to make sure that the regulators take a close enough look.

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Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?

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According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. The updated regulations are slated to take effect Oct.

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Online Gambling: Why Disbursement Options Are Not Keeping Up With Customer Expectations

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Kindred Group, which also supports gambling platforms in Europe and Australia, has been operating its Unibet brand in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for about a year. Companies like Unibet must also be aware of changing regulations regarding online betting that can limit how fast and how far firms can innovate. Complying with U.S.

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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

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The OCC’s attempt to provide a clear bright line test for determining when a bank is the “true lender” in a bank-model program through a regulation was overturned by Congress under the Congressional Review Act.) Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Colorado.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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Payments Innovation. And you can bet (sorry) that this fall, more of that money is going through not only mobile channels, but via more prepaid cards and other innovative methods. Indeed, the rise of online and mobile (legal) gambling is providing benefits to reloadable and store-value cards and is driving innovation.

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