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DoorDash Ordered To Cut DashPass Commissions By DC Attorney General

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While DashPass is a premium marketing offering and provides benefits to many restaurants, we have decided to not charge DC restaurants their contractual DashPass rate at this time. The letter that was sent to the delivery company on Tuesday (Dec.

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4 takeaways from Michael Barr’s DC Fintech Week speech

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The Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision stressed caution for banks’ ties to crypto and spotlighted how stablecoins differ from other digital assets.

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DC attorney general sues EarnIn over ‘deceptive’ marketing

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The fintech couches its “cash out” product as earned wage access, but it’s a loan that, at times, carries 300% interest with a poorly disclosed fee for “instant” payouts, the AG said.

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DC Attorney General Sues Facebook Over Data Collection

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Prosecutors in Washington, DC, are suing Facebook over stolen user data related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to reports. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec.

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Today In Payments: Facebook Calls Out Apple; DC AG Sues Instacart

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DC AG Sues Instacart Over Fees Customers Thought Were Tips. Facebook Inc. alleges that Apple demanded it remove a message in its app that told customers about the computer giant’s 30 percent cut of online sales for its new events feature. The attorney general for the District of Columbia alleged in a lawsuit filed on Thursday (Aug.

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DC Bar: Lawyers Allowed To Take Digital Currency As Payment

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Washington D.C. lawyers will be allowed to accept cryptocurrency as payment, according to an opinion by the District of Columbia Bar.

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USDA?s SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To Buy Groceries From Amazon

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That list brings the total number of states where these benefits are available up to 25 along with Washington DC, with more states to come soon, the company said. Partnering companies working with Amazon are included in the deal, the release says. The full list of the states where the partnership is available can be found here.

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