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FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
January 03, 2020  |  Innovation

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according...

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Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
December 24, 2019  |  Facebook

In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on their “people you...

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Top News in Payments: Visa, TD Partner For US-Canada Money Transfers; Japanese Lenders Hinder SoftBanks’ WeWork Bailout
Top News in Payments: Visa, TD Partner For US-Canada Money Transfers; Japanese Lenders Hinder SoftBanks’...
December 23, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Visa partners with TD Bank to provide real-time transfers for U.S. TD Bank account owners to their Canadian accounts. Also,...

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Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Corporate Payments Fraud
Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Corporate Payments Fraud
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments messaging technology provider SWIFT recently opened up its Know Your Customer (KYC) platform, the KYC Registry, directly to corporates. The initiative enables 2,000 corporate...

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FTC Sues FleetCor Over ‘Hidden’ Charges On Fuel Cards
FTC Sues FleetCor Over ‘Hidden’ Charges On Fuel Cards
December 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

After reportedly assuring they would aid them in spending less on gas, the Federal Trade Commission said that U.S. fuel card firm FleetCor Technologies Inc. billed...

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FTC Refunding $2.6M To Companies Duped By A-1 Janitorial
FTC Refunding $2.6M To Companies Duped By A-1 Janitorial
December 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is refunding over $2.6 million to small businesses that were scammed by A-1 Janitorial, a New York-based office supply company,...

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Top News in Payments: FTC Considers Blocking Facebook App Integration; Bill.com Shares Spike 60 Pct On NYSE Debut
Top News in Payments: FTC Considers Blocking Facebook App Integration; Bill.com Shares Spike 60 Pct...
December 13, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news in payments, officials at the Federal Trade Commission are considering blocking Facebook’s app integration, and Delta announces plans to combine its...

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FTC Considers Blocking Facebook’s Ability To Consolidate Platforms
FTC Considers Blocking Facebook’s Ability To Consolidate Platforms
December 12, 2019  |  Facebook

Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are considering the possibility of a preliminary injunction against Facebook over antitrust issues related to how the social...

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FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
December 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the data it was...

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