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Utah and Virginia enact registration and disclosure requirements for providers of merchant cash advances

CFPB Monitor

Utah and Virginia recently became the first two states to require the registration of providers of merchant cash advances. The CFRDA does not apply to commercial financing transactions secured by real property or that are leases or purchase-money obligations. The new laws also include disclosure requirements.

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FTC Refunds $12M To Consumer Victims Of Bogus Online Trial Memberships

PYMNTS

The FTC alleged the Utah-based company operated deceptive trial memberships and bogus government grant and money-making schemes in 2010. A federal jury in Utah convicted Johnson and Ryan Riddle of making false statements to a bank on multiple I Works merchant account applications. Recipients with mailing addresses outside the U.S.

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SoFi’s Bank Charter Has Almost No Chance, Former SEC Chairman Says

Bank Innovation

SoFi’s hopes of becoming a bank have most likely been crushed after the departure of former CEO Mike Cagney, Securities and Exchange Commission former chairman Arthur Levitt told the Financial Times yesterday.

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Square Partners With POWDR To Offer Ski Resorts Contactless Transactions

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POWDR chose to partner with Square because they help elevate the guest experience from enabling fast, secure, contactless payments to integrated online-ordering solutions,” Justin Sibley , co-president of POWDR, said in the release. Bachelor, Oregon; Woodward Park City, Utah; and SilverStar in British Columbia, Canada.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

PYMNTS

The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. For example, Whole Foods managers went to a site in Utah that used to be a Kmart. Sources told Yahoo! that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces.

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Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy

PYMNTS

They must reassure customers they are safe from viral contagion in sharing economy spaces while ensuring their personal data is secure from rising incidents of fraud. Payments providers are seeking more secure and compliant ways of onboarding and authenticating customers to help deter online fraud.

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Podium Lands $125M To Expand Contactless Payments Over Messaging

PYMNTS

Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, the company offers a variety of messaging solutions that help local companies connect with their neighborhood customers. Contactless transactions that happen online are especially important now, as most of the world locks down and practices social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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