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Payments News Update – January 12, 2024

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: 6 Payments Trends to Watch in 2024 Payments Dive – January 9, 2024 Swipe fee battles, real-time payments, fraud prevention and acquisition plans will be among the hot topics pulsing through the industry this year. Battles over card interchange fees, also known as swipe fees, will take center stage again this year, with payments industry forces clashing over them...

Payments News Update – January 5, 2024

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: NY Governor Pursues BNPL Regulation Payments Dive – January 3, 2024 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday she’s pursuing buy now, pay later-related legislation that would require BNPL providers to obtain a license to operate in the state. The bill would also permit the state’s financial services department to propose and issue regulations for the...

Payments News Update – December 22, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: The Justice Department Takes Aim at Microtransactions Fraud Digital Transactions News – December 19, 2023 The U.S. Department of Justice announced late Friday it is filing cases against several fraud rings that use so-called microtransactions to mask their fraudulent activity from victims and card issuers. The lawsuits are being brought as part of efforts by the...

Payments News Update – December 15, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Governor Hochul Signs Four New Laws to Protect Consumers from Price Gouging, Medical Debt and Unfair Business Practices New York State Press Release – December 13, 2023 Governor Hochul today signed legislation . . . that will curb predatory subscription services, and confusion over the price of many goods and services. . . . Legislation S.5941B/A.3245D requires...

Payments News Update – December 8, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Lower Credit Card Transaction Fees Coming to Small Business as Canadian Agreement Reached Daily Hive – December 5, 2023 Canada has reached an agreement with Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card transaction fees for small businesses. This comes after businesses were allowed to pass the cost of credit card fees onto the consumer in October 2022. Now, The...

Payments News Update – December 1, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: UK Payment Sector Urged to Develop System to Bypass Dominant Card Networks Financial Times – November 22, 2023 (subscription required) The UK should develop ways to challenge the dominance of the big card networks and is “at risk of falling behind” other countries unless it builds an alternative to its “clunky” Faster Payment Service, according to a...

Payments News Update – November 17, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Why the CFPB Proposal for Big Techs May Affect the Entire Industry The Financial Brand – November 9, 2023 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asserting the ability to perform examinations of major digital wallet and mobile payments providers in a regulatory proposal. This would be the first time entities like Apple Pay, Google Pay and more than a dozen...

Payments News Update – November 10, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: US Consumer Watchdog Proposes Rules for Big Tech Payments, Digital Wallets Reuters – November 7, 2023 The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday proposed to regulate tech giants' digital payments and smartphone wallet services, saying they rival traditional payment methods in scale and scope but lack consumer safeguards. The Consumer Financial...

Payments News Update – November 3, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: BNPL, EWA Bills Surface at House Hearing Payments Dive – October 26, 2023 A House Financial Services subcommittee has drafted legislative proposals related to earned wage access and the buy now, pay later market. The legislative proposals emerged at a Wednesday hearing of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, titled “Modernizing...

Payments News Update – October 27, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Fed Proposes Reduction in Debit Fee Cap Payments Dive – October 25, 2023 The Federal Reserve Board voted Wednesday in favor of a proposal that would cut a cap on the interchange fee that debit card issuers can charge merchants to process a transaction. The proposal would lower the base debit fee rate by about 30% to 14.4 cents from 21 cents, according to a proposal...