PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Now there’s the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) asking for help with mandating mask guidance regulations to protect store personnel. Social media has been full of news of anti-maskers wrecking displays – and weeks ago, even attacking a store clerk because of regulations requiring them to mask up inside stores.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2017

Regulation is still shaping banks’ strategic thinking, says a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit. The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020. In North America regulation was the top concern.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

It can seem like the low-hanging fruit of political topics, but there’s new evidence coming out that small and medium-sized businesses are feeling the crunch from government regulations. ” “Overregulation is undermining the resolve of small retailers,” Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the NRF, said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Future Retail is attempting to prevent partner Amazon from meddling further in its $3.4 Now, Reuters reported Amazon is lodging a complaint with India's market regulator. percent stake in Reliance Retail. billion asset sale deal with Reliance Industries and has challenged the U.S. But Future said that order is non-binding.

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Perficient

APRIL 2, 2021

Finally, views are sought for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including those related to consumer protection. These technologies are also used to better target marketing in retail and customize trade recommendations in wealth management. Credit Decisions. Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Fifty-three percent of consumers want retailers to respect their anonymity in 2020; at the same time 61 percent want more personalization in marketing, messaging and promotions. That transaction has spawned major regulations in the European Union (GDPR) and California (CCPA).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

With increased adoption, though, comes a need for improved regulations, and both the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and U.S. Congress have released rules to help regulate IoT data security. Read more about his recent interview in the Tracker. About the Tracker.

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American Banker

MAY 6, 2024

Big national retailers will capture all the financial benefits from proposed reductions in swipe fees, while consumers will be left with fewer benefits programs and less secure transactions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

million fine against Mastercard for its swipe fees, which regulators said drove up prices for retailers and consumers, and hampered competition. Meanwhile, the EC has extended the deadline to release its review of the effectiveness of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR), which came into effect in 2015.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With the boom of eCommerce both before and during the pandemic, European Union regulators are taking another look at antitrust rules regarding internet sales and distribution platforms. The European Commission, the EU’s arm for antitrust regulations, said in a press release that it will examine vertical block exemption regulations (VBER).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

eCommerce giants, India is considering revising its rules after allegations surfaced that Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart devised ways to sidestep investment regulations. Local retailers have accused U.S. In response to local merchants’ complaints about U.S. behemoths of promoting only certain sellers and offering extensive discounts.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Another recently introduced piece of legislation aims to protect individuals by regulating facial-recognition cameras. In the feature story, Le discussed how device manufacturers can help foster that trust, and the need for regulation to secure healthcare data and connected devices. About the Tracker.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Our special guest is Richard (“Rick”) Hackett, former Assistant CFPB Director responsible for auto finance regulation and presently a member of the Board of F&I Sentinel, which supports lender compliance in the auto finance and insurance industry.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay has pushed back against the Reserve Bank of Australia’s potential regulation of its fees. Afterpay has a market capitalization of around $10 billion. A majority of its revenue comes from merchant fees, which comprise around 3 to 6 percent of transactions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Retailers are rushing to achieve compliance, adding links to websites with “Do Not Sell My Info” buttons and creating signage in stores to the same effect. The law is meant to give shoppers insight into exactly what information retailers collect and how they use it, as well as to let them opt-out of letting companies sell their data.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. Although Chile has now granted permission, Mexico regulators still have not.

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MAY 25, 2023

Promethium Ember Capital, (“PEC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Promethium, has become the first digital asset custody provider to come under federal regulation. The approval allows Promethium to custody digital asset securities on behalf of both retail and institutional clients. The significance of this is two-fold.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Keeping up with customers’ shifting behaviors and preferences amid changing regulations is a familiar challenge for today’s small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but the pandemic’s impact on the scale of digital payments has steepened the learning curve for these merchants. Examining SMBs’ Regulatory Struggles. are experiencing.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. It’s one approach to a growing retail vacancy issue that local governments are getting more aggressive in trying to solve. Backers of the tax position it as a solution to the increasing amount of empty retail space in the city.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2018

With retailers struggling to get compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , qualified security assessors are going to be in more demand and can offer tokenization as one way of achieving compliance. That’s according to TokenEx , which recently hosted a webinar to help retailers better understand tokenization.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 16, 2020

EST, Bank Innovation will host a Zoom meeting for subscribers titled “Regulators’ and Financial Institutions’ Pandemic Responses: What Do We Know, What Can We Know, and When Can We Know It?” On Tuesday at 12 p.m.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The list of positive retail brand attributes goes on and on, but one new post-pandemic value has become more important than all the others: cleanliness. Example: Ted Gallagher is vice president and partner at Environmental Hazards Control , a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based company that disinfects retail locations and other business facilities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Large Chinese companies, including Alibaba and rivals Tencent , food delivery giant Meituan and retailer JD.com , have lost almost $200 billion in Hong Kong since regulators announced last week that they were investigating Alibaba's reported monopolistic practices, according to Bloomberg. Regulators on Sunday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Other figures also point to how much consumers are spending on legal retail pot. Legal retail cannabis may be spreading throughout the U.S., Companies also have made more than $6.5

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2018

A majority of Bank Innovation readers do not believe the results of the November midterm elections will have any impact on regulation pertaining to the fintech industry.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Our special guest is Richard (“Rick”) Hackett, former Assistant CFPB Director responsible for auto finance regulation and presently a member of the Board of F&I Sentinel, which supports lender compliance in the auto finance and insurance industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

The stores operate like warehouse clubs, serving independent retailers and other small businesses. Under India’s regulations, Walmart cannot sell directly to consumers through its websites or open supercenters. Walmart is selling its 28 stores and eCommerce operations in India to Flipkart Group , the online marketplace it controls.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

Two more financial regulators have warned that they won’t allow Facebook ’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra , to launch without looking at it closely. A wider use of new types of crypto assets for retail payment purposes would warrant close scrutiny by authorities to ensure that they are subject to high standards of regulation.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently released guidelines intended to increase the transparency of digital asset transactions, as regulators push for greater cryptocurrency oversight. In retail news, the legal cannabis industry is evolving in Colorado with the state’s licensed businesses. All This, Today In Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Retailers And Data’s Role .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

More financial regulators are talking about Libra and saying that Facebook’s recently announced cryptocurrency won’t launch without close scrutiny, according to a report by the Financial Times. . The FSB and the FCA have joined with the Bank of England (BoE) and the G7 in speaking out about the currency and its need for regulation. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Regulators are looking into a possible merger between Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and its potential antitrust implications for the industry, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba, expressed concerns technology companies will be harmed by increased regulation coming out of Europe. With lawmakers and regulators around the world clamping down on technology companies, the European Union has become one of the fiercest critics of tech companies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

In addition, any firms that carry out crypto asset related activity within the scope of the FCA’s regulations must register with the authority before conducting business. Back then, the FCA recommended a ban on retail investors’ ability to trade on crypto derivatives platforms. million a year. shut down late last year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Waste is becoming ever more of a vice, especially among younger consumers, and now regulators. By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon’s Role. Liquidation Trends.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule (the “Rule”) closed on September 15, 2022 after the FTC declined in August to extend it.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2016

In a 405-page document by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a number of proposals came to light that would encourage more competition and reform in retail banking.

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