PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches. The CCPA is intended to give consumers control over their personal information online. Except when it’s a lawsuit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

In today’s top news, California lawmakers propose a financial watchdog at the state level, and Germany launches an antitrust investigation into Amazon. California Proposes Financial Watchdog Agency. At the center of it all: online gaming, and the way we access the latest popular diversions (or don’t).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Early this week, a judge denied a request from Uber and Postmates to halt the enforcement of a new California labor law — known as AB5 , which was voted into law last year — that would place new restrictions on gig economy workers. There’s a saying in jurisprudence: Hard cases make bad law. Looking Ahead.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Student Borrower Bill of Rights, AB 376 , as part of a package of consumer protection legislation. Like the licensing law, the Act applies to servicers located in California or whose activities are “directed to” persons inside California. See Section 1788.102(a)].

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Sprinkles , a Beverly Hills, California-based confectioner, was as prepared as a QSR could possibly be for the rush to online ordering, payments, pickup and delivery. Sprinkles adopted online ordering nearly a decade ago for custom cakes and catering. One bakery chain had a leg up when the pandemic changed everything.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Bank Innovation conducted a survey to find out, partnered with Worldwide Business Research, which explored the topic at its Future Branches event in La Jolla, California. The future of banking most probably involves a completely re-vamped branch structure–but what will the bank branch of the future look like?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

Customer engagement firm Paytronix Systems said its online ordering software, using the software-as-a-service model, has what it takes to beef up food-delivery revenues. Paytronix said its online ordering saves time by taking brand information directly from Toast’s POS system, including menus and hours.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Plus, California seeks a court order to make Uber and Lyft classify drivers as employees. California Seeks Court Order To Make Uber, Lyft Drivers Employees. In response, Uber has said more than 158,000 Uber drivers in California would lose work if the reclassification happens. Samsung Electronics Co.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) study is the first that aims to define the value of online privacy and information. Users in the United States, however, reportedly would only ask for $3.50, Reuters reported. It took a look at how much privacy is valued in six nations as it examined the routines of consumers in Germany, the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

While the advancement of open banking regulations may be seeing a small skip due to the spread of the coronavirus , many countries saw business and typical banking operations halted right after deciding upon new online privacy rules. Around The Data Protection And Security World. The virus is sweeping through the U.S. Security .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Sotheby’s held only online jewelry auctions during the lockdowns, which “set new benchmarks” for such sales, the auction house said, per a report in a trade publication. In fact, David Bennett , Sotheby’s worldwide jewelry chairman, told Reuters that the auction house had a “massive surge” in its online sales.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. The first big move was the introduction this month of an online marketplace to enhance the popular Kroger Ship service and widely expand the digital assortment of private-label products that Kroger has on offer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

A report by the California-based agency, whose mission is to prevent consumers from being defrauded online by learning the identity of individuals or organizations, revealed the number complaints about coronavirus scams has doubled in most states. SocialCatfish.com, the identity verification nonprofit, reported U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

billion to acquire Zoox , the Foster City, California self-driving technology company, the Financial Times (FT) reported. . The source said Amazon would collaborate with Zoox to create a ride-hailing fleet, taking on Waymo Co, the California-based self-driving industry leader backed by Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Based in California, Rentberry is a home rental service that […]. EXCLUSIVE – Blockchain-based rental payments platform Rentberry is looking to raise $30 million in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) next month, Bank Innovation has learned. The ICO is set to take place on Nov.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

retail presence in recent decades, is reversing course and closing all its North American brick-and-mortar locations, according to numerous online news sources citing a company statement. The states with the most locations are California with 20, New York with eight and New Jersey with eight.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

We have deep dives on digital payments, online ordering and memberships. From Online Ordering to Cupcake ATMs: How Sprinkles Prepared for the Pandemic. Sprinkles , a California-based confectioner, adopted digital ordering almost 10 years ago for custom cakes and catering.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

On November 30, 2023 at 12:30 PM, ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar entitled “Recent Important Developments in Federal Preemption for National and State Banks: What They Mean for Bank and Nonbank Consumer Financial Services Providers” during which this case will be dissected. Continue Reading

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In addition, many people were banking online for the first time, and may have been unaware of the warning signs for fraud. . The top fraud categories were online shopping, where nearly $44 million was lost, and travel and vacation scams, which totaled $24 million.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

Many are instead flocking to online gambling sites after the closure of all 989 commercial and tribal casino properties in the U.S. However, it can take a long time for online players to collect funds, unlike at casinos, where consumers can instantly collect winnings in cash. Enabling faster disbursement options in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The Digital Services Act (DSA) would encompass binding obligations like “comprehensive protection for users' fundamental rights online” across the EU bloc that would apply to each digital service that connects customers with content, services or items, authorities said. Facebook will transition its U.K.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Other investors include California-based investment firms Accel and TCV, both of whom […]. EXCLUSIVE- Emerging markets-focused money transfer app WorldRemit has raised another round of funding, bringing the total amount to $220 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

Plaid is facing a lawsuit which alleges that it has violated users’ privacy and used customers’ private data in inappropriate manners for years, affecting over 200 million individual accounts, according to a court filing with the northern district of California.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

As courts force an end to the use of gig workers by Uber and Lyft in California, the CEO of Just Eat Takeaway said he will do it on his own. Last week, California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman said Uber and Lyft have until Aug. We want to be certain they do have benefits, that we do pay taxes on those workers.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The proportion of consumers shopping online for groceries grew almost 400 percent from March to May of this year, PYMNTS previously reported. percent of consumers who have shifted to grocery shopping online plan to maintain at least some and possibly all of their new digital shopping habits.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

FIs and FinTechs are promoting social distancing by providing online card applications and virtual payment cards to help customers avoid using cash or visiting bank branches. The Paytm cards can be used both in-store and online. Around the Next-Gen Debit World. Debit cards are also helping consumers receive funds.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The online marketplace sold more than two million watches last year; 54 percent of the inventory is pre-owned. eBay was founded in 1995 in San Jose, California by Pierre Omidyar , who became a billionaire at the age 31 when the marketplace went public in 1998. Rolex accounts for 40 percent of luxury watch sales on eBay.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 5, 2018

The California-based Wealthfront, which relies on software and algorithms to fuel investments for its clients rather than the traditional human middlemen, will use the capital to keep the […].

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

BB : In 1992, I discovered these online bulletin boards, where you could communicate with people all around the world. MM: So, you started at City National Bank, and was the bank online before you got there? Bo near White Mountain Peak in Bishop, California, 2011. There was a recession going on, though, so I stopped.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

18) that it has secured a distributor license from California, bringing it one step closer to bringing its first electric SUV, Byton M-Byte, to the United States. Byton has also created Byton Cars California LLC as its retail entity. Chinese startup Byton announced Monday (Nov. and the European Union in 2021, according to Reuters.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2020

Online grocery sales rose to a record $6.6 Rather than donning masks and following social distancing rules, shoppers have turned to grocery delivery services as 43 million customers shopped online in May, up from 39.5 million in March, a nearly 9 percent hike, the survey revealed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Six weeks after securing passage of the Proposition 22 ballot measure that overturned a California law requiring part-time workers to be reclassified as employees, two of its biggest backers have rolled out new fees to offset expenses related to additional worker benefits. Uber said it will add surcharges of up to $1.50 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Revolut has launched an acquiring solution for its Revolut Business starter pack, which will allow businesses in 13 European countries to accept credit card payments online. Companies across Europe know that it’s now essential to their success to be able to do business online. banking license in California. percent fee for U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

CoverHound, the online property and casualty insurance platform operator, announced Tuesday (Feb. In a press release , the San Francisco startup that has sold more than 200,000 policies online said the Series D funding round was led by global insurer Hiscox and included participation from Chubb, Aflac Ventures, MS&AD of Japan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

The shipping company’s decision to cap deliveries comes as temporarily shuttered retailers have turned their stores into distribution centers to fulfill a surge of online orders, which has flooded FedEx and other shipping companies with packages, the news service reported. . Macy’s Inc., Mercato Inc., Walgreens and others.

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