Compliance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is drunk on power. Let’s return the agency’s regulatory responsibilities to the states and those agencies covering the relevant industries.

Documents filed in connection with a $586 million settlement reveal how certain agents for the global money transmitter enabled extensive fraud and money laundering.

Bank consortium R3 CEV, one of the most well-funded blockchain working groups, has endured criticism for its meticulous process. But if blockchains are most valuable with a network effect, maybe forgoing some agility is worth the long while.

Payment companies and other financial institutions were victimized less than health care, educational institutions and government agencies.

Rather than killing off the plastic card, smartphones are strengthening it. Many issuers' card accounts are more valuable than ever, with perks made possible only through the development of smartphone apps.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday sued TCF National Bank for what the bureau said were deceptive and abusive practices in selling overdraft services.

The global money transmitter will pay $586 million and implement an anti-fraud program in order to resolve allegations that it enabled widespread misconduct by some of its employees.

Once a relationship built on deceit, U.S. marijuana businesses and banks have begun opening up to one another to smooth the compliance burden of processing payments for the legal cannabis industry.

Representatives from CUs in the U.S., Ireland, Brazil and Canada were on-hand to discuss a potential carve-out for FIs and other cooperatives.

It should surprise no one that the cybersecurity rules regulators are drafting are simplistic and written in one size to fit all.