In an order issued November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission for the first time imposed privacy requirements on providers of broadband internet access services (“BIAS”). The much-anticipated order was an...more
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A Florida criminal court has exonerated a defendant charged with violating state money transmission and money laundering laws.
In Florida v. Espinoza, the State of Florida charged Michell Abner Espinoza with one count...more
Commencing on September 1, 2015, Texas will join several other states in requiring that certain stored value cards be redeemable for cash.
Texas House Bill 2391, which becomes effective September 1, 2015, requires cash...more
Texas renews effort to require that certain stored value cards be redeemable for cash if the balance on the card is less than $2.50.
In early March, Texas House Bill 2391 was introduced. It would require a cash refund...more
Pennsylvania may be joining the several states that require that certain gift cards and gift certificates be redeemable for cash. Senate Bill 150 would require that a gift card or gift certificate be redeemable for cash when...more
Businesses that use “commercial electronic messages” to market to customers and prospective customers in Canada should be aware of Canada’s new anti-spam rules, which require, among other things, the sender to obtain consent...more
Connecticut may join a number of states that currently require merchants to provide the remaining balances on gift cards to consumers in cash upon request....more
On Friday, September 27, 2013, California Governor Edmund G. Brown signed Assembly Bill 370, a bill that amends the Business & Professions Code § 22575 to require an operator of a commercial Internet website or online service...more
FinCEN recently issued interpretive guidance to clarify that it views certain activities involving convertible virtual currencies as money transmission services under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations. If your...more
Check out this Mobile Payments Infographic brought to you by the Mobile Payments Working Group, as part of the Application Developers Alliance. Pillsbury team members Jim Gatto, Deb Thoren-Peden and JiJi Park are all members...more