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Senators Move To Keep Export-Import Bank Alive
Senators Move To Keep Export-Import Bank Alive
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. lawmakers submitted a bill to Congress Wednesday (July 24) in an effort to reauthorize the nation’s Export-Import Bank for the next decade. Politico said...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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SBA Loans To Failing Subway Franchisees Under Scrutiny
SBA Loans To Failing Subway Franchisees Under Scrutiny
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A U.S. senator has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) questioning the agency’s backing of loans to struggling franchisees of Subway and...

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Senators Propose $2.2B AI Investment
Senators Propose $2.2B AI Investment
May 22, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Two senators have proposed new legislation that would allocate $2.2 billion toward federal research and development (R&D), and create a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy....

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Senators Oppose FTC/Facebook Settlement
Senators Oppose FTC/Facebook Settlement
May 07, 2019  |  Facebook

Two U.S. senators have spoken out against a reported settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In...

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Senators Call For FTC Action On FB ‘Friendly Fraud’ Complaint
Senators Call For FTC Action On FB ‘Friendly Fraud’ Complaint
February 22, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have asked the Federal Trade Commission to act on a complaint that Facebook knowingly encouraged children to spend...

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Lawmakers Raise FinTech Concerns Post Robinhood Debacle
Lawmakers Raise FinTech Concerns Post Robinhood Debacle
December 21, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has expressed concerns that FinTech startup Robinhood is not being transparent about its cash management service. After announcing a checking...

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Senate Demands Answers From Uber Over Hack
Senate Demands Answers From Uber Over Hack
November 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Lawmakers sent a letter to Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of Uber, saying that the data breach, which the company paid hackers to cover up...

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Senators Want Answers From Equifax CEO About Data Breach
Senators Want Answers From Equifax CEO About Data Breach
September 12, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Equifax, the latest company to be embroiled in a massive data breach, is facing questions from two top U.S. senators on both sides of the...

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