FTC, Florida reach $150,000 settlement with Chargebacks911

The Federal Trade Commision and Florida had sued the company for using deceptive tactics to prevent consumers from disputing credit card charges.

By James Pothen • Nov. 9, 2023

Citi fined $25.9M over alleged discrimination

The bank, between 2015 and 2021, denied certain credit card products to applicants with surnames ending in “ian” and “yan,” suffixes that Citi employees associated with Armenian national origin, the CFPB said.

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 8, 2023

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Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

By Payments Dive staff

CFPB proposes new oversight for payment tech firms

Google, Apple and 15 other big non-bank technology companies that provide digital wallets or payments apps would be subject to increased regulation if a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is approved.

By Lynne Marek , James Pothen • Nov. 7, 2023

PayPal discloses SEC, CFPB probes

The digital payments company said it’s cooperating with a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of its stablecoin, and a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau inquiry related to bank transfers.

By Lynne Marek • Nov. 3, 2023

Breaking down buy now, pay later

After its pandemic-era growth spurt, buy now, pay later has gone mainstream in consumer payments. But changing economic conditions are forcing the installment trend to evolve.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 3, 2023

Apple’s payments regulation woes mount

Regulators in the Netherlands, South Korea and Australia have targeted the tech giant’s payments business, and antitrust litigation is brewing in the U.S.

By James Pothen • Nov. 2, 2023

Klarna transfers 500 jobs in cost-cutting move

The buy now, pay later provider is outsourcing about 500 positions in 10 markets to two partners, a company spokesperson said.

By Caitlin Mullen • Nov. 2, 2023

Non-bank financial institutions must report data security breaches: FTC

The amendment to the FTC’s Safeguards Rule would require non-banking financial institutions to report when they discover information impacting at least 500 people has been accessed without authorization.

By Rajashree Chakravarty • Nov. 1, 2023

Payments players react to debit cap cut

The CEOs of Mastercard and Global Payments chimed in with opposing views of the Federal Reserve Board’s proposal to lower the cap on debit interchange.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 31, 2023

Frequent flyer programs drawn into credit card bill fray

Sens. Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall, who have introduced legislation to spur credit card competition, called on federal regulators to investigate card frequent flyer program abuses.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 31, 2023

Affirm sees CFPB supervision on the horizon

The buy now, pay later company expects to begin being supervised by the federal watchdog in the “immediate future.”

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 30, 2023

Discover discloses SEC probe

A pricing error by the card company that affected merchants and merchant acquirers triggered the investigation.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 27, 2023

CFPB: Consumers paid record credit card fees in 2022

"With credit card debt crossing the trillion dollar mark, we will be working to prevent bait-and-switch tactics when it comes to rewards,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a Wednesday press release.

By James Pothen • Oct. 26, 2023

BNPL, EWA bills surface at House hearing

The legislative proposals emerged at a Wednesday hearing during which lawmakers queried witnesses on payments and fintech issues.

By Caitlin Mullen • Oct. 26, 2023

Fed proposes reduction in debit fee cap

The Federal Reserve Board proposed a rule change that would slash the amount card issuers can charge merchants for processing a debit transaction. The proposal also calls for periodic updates to the fee cap in the future.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 25, 2023

Visa leans into CFPB proposal

The card network’s CEO on Tuesday backed a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal on open banking, but was more circumspect about Fed moves on debit rules.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 25, 2023

Three lessons in ACI’s $2.4B payments test disaster

Pay attention to how legacy vendors are integrated after an acquisition, treat internal data sharing requests as cyber risks and don’t let staff test systems using real data.

By Robert Freedman • Oct. 25, 2023

Crypto legislation would put US ‘back in the game,’ stakeholders say

A pair of House bills would help the industry gain clarity, scale digital asset products and promote financial inclusion, cryptocurrency stakeholders said Sunday on a panel at Money20/20.

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 24, 2023

BIS advances oversight structure for broader faster payments ecosystem

In the interest of faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments, the Bank of International Settlements last week produced an interim report aimed at developing a governance structure for an interlinked faster payments system.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 23, 2023

Why payments to government agencies should be easier

“Increasingly, government agencies — and the people they serve — need a payments system that is connected across departments and jurisdictions,” writes one payments executive.

By Sloane Wright • Oct. 23, 2023

Do low-income consumers need more digital payments protection?

“Big gaps in the law” are leaving the financially vulnerable open to harms from digital payments, one law professor argues in a recent Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy paper.

By James Pothen • Oct. 23, 2023

Modernizing momentum: How the right payment platform can create value in the C-Suite

When crafting strategies that can both create this future-forward perspective while capturing sales today, it’s important to consider modernizing the virtual payment structure.

Oct. 23, 2023

Same-day payments keep climbing: Nacha

Businesses are increasingly turning to same-day ACH payments this year, according to Nacha, a national clearinghouse that manages electronic money movement.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 20, 2023

Fed to review debit card fee cap

The Fed hasn’t changed a debit card fee cap since it was put in place in 2011, but it's planning to take up the issue at a meeting this week.

By Lynne Marek • Oct. 20, 2023

CFPB unveils open banking proposal

The rule makes it easier for consumers to share deposit account and credit card data with fintechs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 20, 2023