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Federal Stablecoin Legislation Poised to Implement Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Payment Stablecoins

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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the “GENIUS Act”), which would comprehensively regulate stablecoins in the United States, was adopted by the U.S. Senate on June 17 by a bipartisan...more

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Mitigating Risks for Banks, Fintech Companies, and Payment Processors

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Emerging issues under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Regulation E, and the UCC - As banks, fintech companies, and payment processors continue to innovate and partner on payment and wallet solutions, they must navigate the...more

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Want to Have Customers Cover Payment Processing Fees? What You Need to Know About Credit Card Surcharging

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Credit card surcharging is on the rise. Imposing a surcharge in a compliant manner is more than adding a fee at the point of sale. Below we review on a high level the legal and commercial considerations for merchants before...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Suit Against Cannabis Giant Trulieve Underscores Cashless ATM Risks and the Need for Banking Reforms

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In a February 19 complaint filed in Arizona state court, Texas-based payment processer Switch Commerce LLC argued that multistate cannabis operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and its affiliates should be responsible for a...more

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ECB flags reliance of EU card payments on international schemes

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a report on card schemes and processors. The report provides an updated analysis of the development of card schemes and processing entities in EU member states...more

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What Debt Settlement Companies Need to Know When Working With Third Party Payment Processors (Whitepaper)

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Clark Hill’s Financial Services and Regulatory Compliance Group has authored a whitepaper for debt settlement companies considering engaging a third-party payment processor for managing accounts and handling financial...more

Venable LLP

Maximizing the Benefits (and Minimizing the Risks) of Payment Orchestration

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The payments industry continues to evolve in response to the demand for flexible, fast, and secure payment options. Innovations have included payment facilitation, push-to-card services, and real time payments, among others....more

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Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - November/December 2024

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Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

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CFPB Issues New Rule Addressing Supervision of Nonbank Payment Providers

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule addressing its supervision of large nonbank companies offering US consumers certain digital funds transfer services and payment wallets and apps....more

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CFPB Releases Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Amid House Financial Services Committee Leaders’ Calls to Halt Rulemaking

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This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its semiannual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. This agenda includes a mix of rules in the pre-rulemaking, proposed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFPB Finalizes Rule To Subject Large Payment Apps to Direct Supervision

On November 21, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that deems payment app providers “larger participants” subject to the agency’s direct supervision (Rule)....more

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Money20/20 Zeros in on AI, Open Banking, and Payment Innovation

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The end of October marked the conclusion of another successful year of Money20/20, the premier event for the payments, banking, fintech, and financial services industries. If you missed the conference, fear not. Below is a...more

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AI in Payments: Practical Applications and Legal Insights — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast

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In the latest episode of Payments Pros, host Carlin McCrory is joined by Jason Cover to discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the payments industry. They define AI and generative AI, highlighting its...more

Mayer Brown

Recent Developments in the Payment Industry

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Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with Mayer Brown Partner, David Beam, and Houlihan Lokey Managing Director, Kartik Sudeep. Beam and Sudeep discuss developments in the payments industry, including...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Fiserv’s Georgia MALPB Charter: Implications for the Payments Industry

Fiserv’s journey to obtain a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (“MALPB”) charter in Georgia stands out for its speed and efficiency. After submitting its application in January 2024, Fiserv received its charter on...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act: The Bill and the Backlash

On May 29, 2024, Illinois rocked the payments world by passing the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (“IFPA”) into law. With an effective date of July 1, 2025, the law would upend the way in which interchange is calculated in...more

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30 States Urge Ninth Circuit to Reinstate Data Privacy Lawsuit

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In an unusual move, attorneys general (AG) from 30 states and the District of Columbia filed a bipartisan amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting efforts to revive a proposed class action against payment processor...more

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Swipe Fee Showdown: Illinois Passes Novel Payments Law

Illinois has become the first state to enact restrictions on credit and debit card interchange fees – commonly known as swipe fees – linked to taxes and gratuities. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (the “Act”), embedded as...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Feeding the Loot Box Monster: The CFPB's Concerns with Payment Transmission in Gaming

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On May 9, 2024, we published our first article in a series of articles on the CFPB's interest in gaming. Back on April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a report identifying various risks to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

BlueSnap: The FTC Remains Aggressive and Sheds New Light on Disfavored Merchant Verticals, Acquirer Practices

On May 1, 2024, the FTC filed suit against BlueSnap, an international payment facilitator, along with two of its executives, simultaneously submitting a stipulated order containing both monetary and non-monetary relief. The...more

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Tackling Credit Push Fraud: Understanding Nacha's Risk Management Package (Part One) — Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast

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In this episode of Payments Pros, Carlin and Keith welcome back Jordan Bennett, Nacha's senior director of network risk management, for a two-part series on the newly approved rules designed to combat credit push fraud....more

Stinson LLP

Wisconsin Adopts Model Money Transmission Modernization Act, Joining 19 Other States

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On April 4, 2024, the State of Wisconsin enacted S.B. 668 (the Act), repealing the state’s existing Seller of Checks Act, which solely regulated money transmitters with a physical presence in Wisconsin, and replacing the...more

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New Rules To Tackle Authorised Push Payment Fraud

Authorised push payment (APP) fraud in the UK is the largest type of payment fraud, both in number of scams and value of losses. It involves a fraudster convincing someone to send a payment to a bank account that the...more

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Nacha Approves New Rules to Combat Credit-Push Fraud

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On March 18, Nacha, the organization that governs the ACH network, announced that its members approved a new set of rules aimed at reducing the incidence of frauds, such as business email compromise (BEC), that exploit...more

Venable LLP

Ad Law Tool Kit Show – Episode 7 – Payment Processing

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Listen to Episode 7 of our podcast, the Ad Law Tool Kit Show. In this episode, partners Ellen Berge and Andrew Bigart talk to host Len Gordon about payment processing. Check out the episode....more

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