Regulation - page 13

News

FTC Says Biometric Surveillance Threatens Civil Rights

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stated that the increased use of biometric data entails risks related to privacy, security, and discrimination.

Science & Technology

Montana Bans TikTok

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed into law the most stringent restrictions on TikTok in the United States.

News

Fertility App Fines $200,000 for Leaking Customer’s Health Data

The company that created the popular infertility treatment app Premom has announced to pay $200,000 in federal and state fines.

News

Sam Altman Urges Congress to Regulate Powerful New Technology

On Tuesday, May 16, Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, told US senators about the aspects of the development and application of artificial intelligence, the regulation of which he supports.

News

Wells Fargo Reaches $1 Billion Settlement With Shareholders

Wells Fargo & Co has decided to pay $1 billion to settle the court agreement.

Finance & Economics

Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Wins EU Approval

In the European Union, the regulator approved Microsoft’s corporation takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Facctum Launches Anti-Fincrime Tech for Nigerian Banks

The new anti-financial crime solutions harness the power of parallel processing technology to help Nigerian financial institutions modernise financial crime detection

Finance & Economics

TD Bank Needs Years to Address Regulators Concerns

An analyst at Barclays Plc claims that, with a high degree of probability, Toronto-Dominion Bank will not be able to conclude deals on the acquisition of retail banking services in the United States for the next few years.

Society & Lifestyle

UK Extradites Autonomy Co-Founder Mike Lynch to US

British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been extradited to the United States, where he will be charged with committing illegal acts.

News

CFPB Warns Banks Against Creation of Fake Accounts for Fee Harvesting

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The United States has issued a circular stating that banks unilaterally deciding to reopen a deposit account for processing transactions, previously closed by a customer violate the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

Finance & Economics

Revolut CFO Resigns Citing Personal Reasons

Revolut’s chief financial officer retired two years after starting work in the British fintech industry.

News

Bank of France Head Says Tough Regulations Make EU Lenders Robust

The head of the central bank of France said that strict measures to regulate the processes taking place in the banking sector create an advantageous position for creditors.

Blockchain & Crypto

Estonia Shuts Down Hundreds Local Crypto Firms Under New Legislation

About 400 virtual asset service providers have either lost their licences or voluntarily shut down in Estonia after the government enhanced TFP and AML laws with stricter rules for the crypto industry players

Finance & Economics

UK Greenlights $7.3 Billion Merger Between Satellite Rivals Viasat and Inmarsat

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially approved the proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat worth $7.3 billion.

Blockchain & Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried Wants His Case Thrown Out of Court

The lawyers of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried last Monday, May 8, filed petitions to dismiss the charges brought against him by the US government, of involvement in fraud.

News

JPMorgan to Pay Frank Founder’s Legal Fees

J.P. Morgan Chase will pay the legal costs of the disgraced founder of the fintech company with whom it is suing.