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DECEMBER 21, 2020

The European Union ’s governing European Commission published drafts of new rules for digital services that would cover social media, digital marketplaces and other platforms. Facebook to Migrate UK Users to California Privacy Agreement Due to Brexit. EU Unveils First Drafts of Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

The necessity of such regulations is undeniable, however, as lagging data standards leave businesses and consumers open to fraud and boost frustration regarding the speed of digital transactions. Discussions can be further complicated by world events that change the way FIs, businesses and consumers interact. Sixty-three percent of U.S.

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MAY 1, 2020

advertisers probably won’t “like” its subpar rating from a media industry watchdog. The Media Rating Council (MRC) review found that the California-based social media giant has failed to address advertisers’ concerns arising from an Ernst & Young audit over how it measures and reports data about video advertisements. .

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

23) on the landmark complaint against the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant. and other tech companies have been facing backlash from lawmakers and regulators around the globe. The newspaper reported the DOJ lawyers plan to brief the nation’s state attorneys general Wednesday (Sept. A DOJ spokeswoman declined to comment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Thankfully, regulators are taking notice, and are passing protection laws like the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) — enforced in April 2016 and implemented earlier this year — and parts of the Second Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ), set to take effect in September. Around The PSD2 World. Are Merchants Ready For PSD2?

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American Banker

MAY 8, 2023

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The lawmakers warned that both companies should allow for “backdoor” access to law enforcement or they would be forced to regulate the technology. and Australia, all called on the social media giant to stop the plan to use encryption unless it gave law enforcement access. . That is not something we are prepared to do.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The lawmakers warned that both companies should allow for “backdoor” access to law enforcement or they would be forced to regulate the technology. and Australia, all called on the social media giant to stop the plan to use encryption unless it gave law enforcement access. . That is not something we are prepared to do.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

That transaction has spawned major regulations in the European Union (GDPR) and California (CCPA). Sixty-seven percent have shared their social media information with a retailer. The rub here is that personalization depends on consumers giving personal information.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts . The 233,000 global staffers of HSBC Holdings Plc were told to remain off the bank’s social media sites on Monday (Sept. The 233,000 global staffers of HSBC Holdings Plc were told to remain off the bank’s social media sites on Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection watchdog, has hit Amazon and Google with significant financial penalties for allegedly contravening regulations on the digital advertising trackers known as “cookies,” CNBC reported. Amazon was told to pay 35 million euros (approximately $42.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

ByteDance, the company that owns popular social media app TikTok, is attempting to separate itself from its Chinese operations, as a probe of the company is ongoing, according to a report by CNBC. . The company also has plans for a data management team in Mountain View, California. to lessen the company’s reliance on China. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. The case could also influence how much responsibility third-party platforms have when consumers complain about goods and services. A colleague disagreed.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the press conference, California Attorney General Rob Bonta summarized the first year of enforcement of the CCPA and provided specific examples of actions businesses have taken to rectify alleged violations following receipt of a notice of noncompliance. Enforcement updates. This CPRA provision becomes operative in January 2023.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is looking to hire self-driving car engineers in Palo Alto, California. “We Earlier this month it was reported that the company wanted to expand into industries such as healthcare and connected cars as it faces tougher regulations in its home country.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Coverage includes Facebook getting hit by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), First Data beats Street, Kroger unit says goodbye for now to Visa , T-Mobile enters a big 5G deal with Nokia , and IBM prevails over Groupon in a patent case. GDPR Takes Toll on Facebook Engagement Figures. The platform has more than 2.2

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

ByteDance, the company that owns popular social media app TikTok, is attempting to separate itself from its Chinese operations, as a probe of the company is ongoing, according to a report by CNBC. . The company also has plans for a data management team in Mountain View, California. to lessen the company’s reliance on China. .

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MARCH 14, 2019

In a statement to the paper, the social media giant said it’s cooperating with investigators. The Cambridge Analytica investigation is being handled by prosecutors for the Northern District of California and is still ongoing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Facebook is turning off a number of functions in its Instagram and Messenger apps for European users after new a European Union regulation called the “ePrivacy directive” began covering messaging apps as of Dec. It takes time to rebuild products in a way that work seamlessly for people and also comply with new regulation.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Apple and Samsung Electronics are coming under fire by Italian regulators regarding processor slowdowns in aging smartphones. 18) Reuters report , antitrust regulators in Italy have launched an inquiry into claims that Apple and Samsung have purposely used software updates to speed up the aging process for their older devices.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. Retailers also typically have more personal relationships with consumers as they deal more directly with them than regulators.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Not only is Facebook still trying to get ahead of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal , but new laws in Europe and California are designed to give consumers much more control over their digital information and personas. The big tech firms are trying to make sure they have a major say in whatever comes next for data privacy and regulation.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses Facebook of discriminating against women and individuals over 40 who were denied advertisements and information about certain financial services opportunities, including those for bank accounts, insurance and investing. A purported class action filed last week in the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 19, 2022

It took 44 years for the law to catch up to modern technology, but the CFPB finally did it in 2021 with Regulation F’s guidelines for FDCPA-compliant electronic communications like email and text messages. Regulation F’s call frequency limits do not apply to email, text messages, or other electronic communications.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 14, 2024

And the dilution of what it means to be a community bank has been diminished not just by interlopers pretending to be sheep in wolf's clothing, but also regulators, and unfortunately, community banks themselves. When I traveled to California recently, I got none of this, telling me that you don't have to plaster ads across large geographies.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. Facebook stock is down and it faces investigation by a growing list of international regulators. Google has lost employees and also faces regulation. Facebook and WhatsApp.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award! Seems like maybe this has been forgotten when it comes to these regulations. This award must go to the Federal Reserve. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Controversial social influence measurement company Klout came of age just as Facebook and Twitter were making the leap from fast-rising startups to global institutions.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 7, 2016

Social media financial compliance specialist Gremln raised $1.4 HQ: Oakland, California. HQ: Laguna Hills, California. Social media management & compliance for financial institutions . Tags: Enterprise, compliance, social media, regulations, marketing, Finovate alum. Mobile wallet.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Regulator Award. Steve Williams: California , The Airborne Toxic Event.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 18, 2015

HQ: San Francisco, California. Social cryptocurrency . HQ: San Francisco, California. HQ: Mountain View, California. Tags: Risk management, security, regulation, compliance. Latest round: $2 million. Total raised: $2 million. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $ 1.5 Total raised: $ 1.5 HQ: Dublin, Ireland.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

One such company is California-based startup Mya. AI is automating different branding and marketing efforts, and creating personalized campaigns, targeted messaging, personalized website experience, and social media sentiment analysis. The AI bot uses language processing to engage applicants in a pre-screening conversation.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

A Tesla Model 3 owner in California died while using the car’s Autopilot feature. Regulation will be essential. We cannot regulate technology that we cannot predict. the mere threat of autonomous surveillance is an effective means of regulating the public’s behavior. LIVE BRiefing: AI Trends to watch in 2019.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Solyndra intended to use the funding to dramatically expand its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, in a move that the company said would create approximately 3,000 new jobs. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The Irvine, California-based startup founded last fall, leverages the smartphone to make every aspect of the car buying experience easier – from initial selection of a vehicle all the way through the financing process. New ACH regulation. The first phase of same day ACH transfer regulation lands on today.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Two Democrats have introduced a new bill that would create a federal agency tasked solely with regulating the tech industry. Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren, both of California, would lead to the creation of the Digital Privacy Agency (DPA), a federal agency that would issue regulations and enforce imposed privacy rules.

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