Payments Dive

JUNE 6, 2024

State lawmakers are negotiating three separate proposals related to the buy now, pay later industry ahead of the end of the legislative session on Thursday.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

It will be easier for New York cryptocurrency businesses to launch in New York, thanks to a plan by regulators that would ease licensing rules. Once licensed by DFS, the program can support virtual currency firms. DFS is requesting public comment on this proposed framework by August 10th.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 25, 2024

After promising earlier this year to “establish nation-leading regulations for the Buy Now Pay Later loan industry,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul took a significant first step in that direction by including Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) legislation in her Proposed 2024-2025 Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation (“TED”) (..)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

With coronavirus infection rates soaring in the Sunbelt, the governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are teaming up to slap a 14-day quarantine on travelers from states where the deadly virus is spiking. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Connecticut Gov.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

Some major New York City retail properties — including the shopping center at Hudson Yards — are only producing 50 percent of pre-pandemic rent, the CEO of major Big Apple landlord Related Cos. They need to come back to New York [for] two reasons … one is to go to school, and to go the other is to work.". Related Cos.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 16, 2024

In remarks to the press and public on January 2, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced “a sweeping consumer protection and affordability agenda”, including proposed actions to “strengthen consumer protections against unfair business practices” and “establish nation-leading regulations for the Buy Now Pay Later loan industry”.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 5, 2023

Two companion bills titled the “Consumer and Small Business Protection Act” have been introduced in the New York legislature would make sweeping changes to the provisions of the state’s general business law (Section 349) dealing with deceptive practices. Continue Reading

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. The metallic bralette-as-shirt seemed to be this year’s Fashion Week uniform for the famous – and represented impressive dedication to style, considering that the average temperature in New York last week was below 40 degrees.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

New York has banned the ban. In the wake of court filings this week that effectively ended a challenge to surcharges on credit card transactions in New York, merchants in the Empire State can indeed embrace those fees, contingent upon stating those costs to consumers up front.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When two Irish brothers started Stripe Inc. together in 2010, there was little question about where they should put their headquarters. It had to be California. Now, though, Stripe is leaving the tech mecca of San Francisco, awash in tech talent and investor cash, and is in the process of moving its main office about 10 […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. 23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 9, 2023

In January 2023, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in a New York federal district court jointly with the New York Attorney General (NYAG) against an auto finance company alleging violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and New York law.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2018

Bank P2P service Zelle is having some issues with fraud, with some customers reporting that hackers, exploiting weaknesses in the platform, had cleaned out their bank accounts: even if those customers had never used, or head of Zelle, according to a New York Times report this weekend.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

In today’s top news, Wirecard files for insolvency, and New York proposes easing regulations for cryptocurrency licenses. New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations. Plus, California seeks a court order to make Uber and Lyft classify drivers as employees. Wirecard Files For Insolvency, Seeks Court Protection.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

The new Fiscal Outlook from the New York City Independent Budget Office finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has likely made it so the city's economy won't fully recover for years. The report released Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Dining out in New York City could soon be a reality again. More than two months after New York City was locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said his goal is to reopen eateries in July, Bloomberg reported.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 29, 2023

New York Senator James Sanders Jr. recently proposed Senate Bill 1450A (“S1450”), which would require those making or soliciting “commercial financing products” in New York State to obtain a license and comply with specified requirements.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 22, 2022

“MoneyGram spent years failing its customers and failing to follow the law,” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra alleged. MoneyGram called the latest in a series of regulatory actions against the company a "frivolous" lawsuit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

Cuomo also chided “quote ‘experts’” who advised against reopening New York establishments due to the risk of a COVID-19 surge. “We Some fitness centers have responded to the crisis by expanding their operations into new areas of business, especially online workout guidance.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

The parent company of New York & Co. , New York & Co. In a recent PYMNTS interview on “Powering the Digital Shift 2020, Nick Kaplan, president and co-founder of Fashion To Figure, a New York-based plus-size women’s retailer, quoted his brother who said “adapt or die.”. “A RTW Retailwinds Inc.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

Global money transfer service WorldRemit is launching in New York, providing state users the ability to transfer funds to nearly 150 countries, the company announced yesterday. There are 4.5

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

began reopening offices in New York and London this week even as it told employees that they can continue working from home through June 2021 if they wish. American Express Co.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

New York Gov. The holiday surge from Christmas and New Years appears to be done with, peaking on Jan. 4 when the positivity rate in New York hit 8 percent across the state. Andrew Cuomo has lifted COVID-19 restrictions, although the emergence of more contagious strains could put a stop to that, CNBC writes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Seven weeks after the corporate parent of New York & Co. RTW Retailwinds , a New York-based specialty apparel retailer, announced the Saadia Group agreed to purchase its eCommerce business at a bankruptcy auction Friday (Aug. filed for bankruptcy, the company is set to be sold, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

As New Jersey and New York limit the number of people at events because of COVID-19 fears, the governor of New York said meetings of over 500 individuals would not be allowed following Friday evening with some exclusions. This is an evolving situation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

The New York Times newspaper posted a job called “Lead, Blockchain Exploration” on Wednesday (March 13), and later took it down, according to reports. The posting said the organization was looking for someone to “design a blockchain-based proof of concept for news publishers.”.

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TheGuardian

JUNE 23, 2021

The banking company told staff and clients that they have less than three weeks to receive both coronavirus jabs before visiting its buildings in New York City and Westchester from 12 July – or keep working from home.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Fast forward 90 years and New York City is suddenly seeing a big jump in the number of street vendors as the jobless try to find new ways to make ends meet, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 12, 2018

In New York State, perhaps anticipating a […]. For one thing, rising interest rates will increase their cost of funds, and perhaps make their offerings less attractive, and for another, regulations may arrive that make operating their businesses more expensive.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After facing resistance from politicians and protestors, Amazon is reportedly rethinking its planned New York City campus. While Virginia officials provided the company with an incentive package, the state of New York is not projected to provide final approval for another year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

are closing branches, but the New York area is seeing more closures than most, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Feb. Banks across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

As government measures to decelerate the spread of the coronavirus have come into place, many upscale retailers in New York such as Chanel, Celine and Fendi have blocked access to their shops with plywood.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

On December 21, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) published guidance (the Guidance) to assist regulated institutions in assessing and managing their climate-related financial and operational risks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

New York Gov. New York put indoor dining on hold on July 6 due to the spiking of the virus in the past few weeks. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to close down restaurants that are not following social distancing rules to stem the coronavirus, CNBC reports. It’s dangerous. It’s selfish. It’s unacceptable.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Following the lead of other municipalities, New York City could be going fur-free with a proposed law on the horizon. Footwear News reported. “In In a progressive and modern city like New York, banning the sale of fur clothing and accessories is long overdue,” Johnson said in a statement, according to the outlet.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 13, 2023, New York Governor Hochul signed two laws, which aim to protect consumers from (1) unwanted subscriptions by requiring notice to consumers for upcoming automatic renewals with clear instructions for canceling, and (2) confusion over prices by requiring merchants to post the highest price a consumer may pay for a product regardless (..)

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