Consumer group pushes for stricter EWA protections
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2023
In a recent web post, the National Consumer Law Center issued a number of policy recommendations for states seeking to regulate earned wage access companies.
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Payments Dive
OCTOBER 16, 2023
In a recent web post, the National Consumer Law Center issued a number of policy recommendations for states seeking to regulate earned wage access companies.
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We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This year, Chambers USA added Enforcement & Investigations as a new category for Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance.
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We are pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Group was ranked in the highest tier nationally in the Compliance category of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance.
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The same framework should be in place to improve technology used by regulators in efforts to strengthen supervision throughout the industry, the think tank also says. The risk and safety lines with AI in China in the finance sector appear to be blurring.
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Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
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We are pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Group was ranked in the highest tier nationally in three categories: Compliance, Litigation, and Enforcement & Investigations.
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As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech acceleration, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. The regulators are looking more closely at transaction-based platforms, Lau said, per Bloomberg.
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CFPB Monitor
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , an industry group composed of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has filed a brief as amici curiae cautioning the Supreme Court against a ruling that could call into question all of the CFPB’s regulations.
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Dean Garfield of the Information Technology Industry Council — a trade group that represents Google , Microsoft and other tech companies — is calling for faster development of national privacy norms to avoid opposing state rules. Companies will also have a tougher time sharing and/or selling data on children under the age of 16.
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What’s next for Ant Group – and by extension, Jack Ma? . In China, the battle of the regulators versus FinTech behemoth has seemingly been joined. . As reported earlier this month , the Shanghai Stock Exchange delayed Ant Group’s record initial public offering (IPO). What might a restructuring look like? . What Lies Ahead .
CFPB Monitor
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We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Our CFS Group has been ranked in Band One every year since Chambers USA introduced a national category for consumer finance.
CFPB Monitor
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Expressing a range of concerns, several key industry groups submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) last week regarding its proposed rule that would impose new substantive and disclosure obligations on auto-dealers in the auto finance process.
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The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.
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To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. to come up with a national privacy law had hit a wall. companies.
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billion acquisition of Future Group ’s retail assets. Amazon had been pushing Indian regulators , including the Bombay Stock Exchange and the securities board, to stop Reliance from taking over Future — a supermarket and high-end food store chain with more than 1,500 locations across India. Regulatory battles may remain for the deal.
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The shift could possibly cause payments to move underground and particularly impact nations that are dependent on remittances, Reuters reported. But the checks by banks help to quell these kinds of violations, so the situation has caused frustration for regulators. 16) that the practice still fell in popularity in 2017.
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The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The implementation delay gives regulators an opportunity to get it right, Rodgers said.
CFPB Monitor
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We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again been ranked in the highest tier nationally in the category of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance and Litigation) by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model.
CFPB Monitor
OCTOBER 20, 2021
A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.
PYMNTS
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There will also be a significant increase in nation-state attacks, infecting routers and networks connected to storage devices worldwide, while terrorist-related groups will work to carry out cyberattacks on cities through Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS). Ackerman also warned that another wave of ransomware is expected to hit in 2019.
PYMNTS
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The Kenyan National Assembly is considering a law that would make mobile lenders in the country subject to central bank oversight, which would force them to reveal transactions fees and interest rates before they dole out loans. According to the nation’s central bank, “customers will be scored and advised of their credit limit.
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And as reported by sites such as American Banker and National Law Review , a bipartisan group of senators is working on a bill that may reform the Bank Secrecy Act, which in turn may raise the threshold for reporting currency transaction reports to $30,000, from the current levels of $10,000.
PYMNTS
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The National Payments Corp. India’s digital payments market is expected to hit $1 trillion by 2023, according to a report by Credit Suisse Group AG. Indians love WhatsApp and will love the convenience of transacting through the app,” Prabhu Ram, head of the Industry Intelligence Group at CMR, said in May. “I
CFPB Monitor
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Eight national trade groups have filed a petition with the CFPB that urges the Bureau to engage in rulemaking to define larger participants in the market for data aggregation services. According to the trade groups, the current situation creates “an unsustainable model as the aggregation services market grows.”
PYMNTS
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And, even though the committee is aiming to receive permission to seize digital currency, the outlet reported that multiple nations around the globe have been auctioning seized digital currencies. His proposal splits digital assets into cryptocurrency, crypto-commodity and crypto-security.
PYMNTS
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Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. In addition, National Australia Bank advisors engaged in misconduct and illegal activity, including misappropriation of client funds, according to the report.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 19, 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is just weeks away from filing lawsuits against the country’s biggest banks, as the regulator increases its active investigations, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. Big banks defended their use of auditors as consultants, which led to allegations of conflicts of interest.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Lawmakers and regulators in the U.K. Reuters , citing lawmakers and regulators in the U.K., Reuters , citing lawmakers and regulators in the U.K., Meanwhile, Charles Randell, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) chair, told a committee that everyone is in agreement that the system needs to be looked at with fresh eyes.
PYMNTS
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The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release.
PYMNTS
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Credit union (CU) and bank trade groups are locked in another battle, this time arguing about oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Jim Nussle, president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), recently requested that all CU supervision be handled by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
PYMNTS
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As Australian regulators continue to press the nation’s largest banks for fairer small business lending practices, a new small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) lending platform is headed for the market. Australian Finance Group said Monday (Aug.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Bank of Japan Head Haruhiko Kuroda spoke to business leaders in Osaka about the importance of having a coordinated global plan to regulate Libra and other cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Sept. He urged policymakers to ensure that the highest level of regulation is applied to such assets.
PYMNTS
JULY 21, 2019
The long-running proposed $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger is close to getting a go-ahead from federal regulators. . In June, a group of U.S. In June, a group of U.S. wireless market would be dominated by three national players, putting the new company second to Verizon and ahead of AT&T. . billion annually.
PYMNTS
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The group, which represents brands including Clorox and Colgate-Palmolive, among others, wants the Justice Department to stop merchants from heavily increasing prices on key coronavirus prevention supplies, such as masks and hand sanitizer, CNBC reported.
Payments Source
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Various trade organizations sent letters to a House Financial Services Committee task force saying lawmakers should "actively discharge their oversight prerogatives" as the national bank regulator considers giving licenses to companies that do not accept deposits.
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