investigations

GameStop Trading Frenzy Being Probed For Misconduct
GameStop Trading Frenzy Being Probed For Misconduct
February 11, 2021  |  Markets

The trading frenzy that saw unexpected surges in GameStop, AMC and other stocks got the attention of federal regulators who are now investigating the rally...

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SEC Probes Clover Health Actions In Going Public Via SPAC
SEC Probes Clover Health Actions In Going Public Via SPAC
February 05, 2021  |  IPO

Clover Health said Friday (Feb. 5) it would cooperate with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on an investigation prompted by a scathing report on...

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PayPal Cooperating With CFPB On Venmo Investigation
PayPal Cooperating With CFPB On Venmo Investigation
February 05, 2021  |  Digital Payments

PayPal Holdings said Friday (Feb. 5) its payments app Venmo was being investigated over allegations of unauthorized fund transfers and collections processes. The company told...

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UK’s Competition Authority Launches Investigation Into Facebook, Giphy Merger
UK’s Competition Authority Launches Investigation Into Facebook, Giphy Merger
January 28, 2021  |  Facebook

U.K. regulators have officially started a probe into Facebook’s now-completed acquisition of Giphy, a GIF-making and sharing website. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority officially...

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Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
Robinhood To Pay $65 Million To Settle SEC Probe
December 17, 2020  |  Legal

The investigation into Robinhood by the  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come to a head — and the stock-trading platform has agreed to pay...

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Deutsche Bank Accounting Head Stands Aside Over Wirecard Scandal
Deutsche Bank Accounting Head Stands Aside Over Wirecard Scandal
December 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The head of accounting at Deutsche Bank is temporarily stepping down in the wake of the Wirecard scandal, the Financial Times reports. The move comes...

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German Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Ernst & Young’s Wirecard Audit
German Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Ernst & Young’s Wirecard Audit
December 04, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Munich prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Ernst & Young (EY) audit of Wirecard AG, compounding the firm’s troubles associated with $2.3 billion that...

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Dutch Competition Probe Into Payment Apps Centers On Apple Pay
Dutch Competition Probe Into Payment Apps Centers On Apple Pay
December 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Dutch antitrust regulators have launched an investigation into freedom of choice regarding payment apps and is eyeing Apple Pay’s limitations, Bloomberg reported. The Netherlands Authority...

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Apple’s NFC Practices Draw Scrutiny From Dutch Regulators
Apple’s NFC Practices Draw Scrutiny From Dutch Regulators
December 04, 2020  |  Regulation

For Big Tech, a reckoning may be near for near-field communications. To that end, Apple is facing more scrutiny centered on its payments ecosystem, and...

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