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European Court of Auditors flags concerns over EU price interventions in card market

The European Court of Auditors has raised concerns over how the EU goes about price interventions in the card market and its approach to open banking data sharing.

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CFPB gives FDX green light to issue open banking standards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has approved Financial Data Exchange (FDX) as the first standard setting body for the regulator's new open banking regime.

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Latin American payments platform dLocal wins UK licence

Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal is expanding in the UK after securing an authorised payment institution licence from the FCA.

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How ethical guidelines can improve climate research

For a while now, the financial services industry has understood its role within climate intervention. As a result, companies across the world in the financial sector have looked to become funders and to develop their ESG regulations, quickly and immediately. Yet in the speed to be compliant and sustainable, ethics can become lost from the conversation.

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CFPB sues Experian over "sham investigations" into consumer disputes

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued credit reporting agency Experian for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes and showing uncritical deferrence to institutional submissions.

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WhatsApp Pay made available to all Indian users

Meta-owned WhatsApp has been given the greenlight to roll out its P2P payments service to all of its Indian users.

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Blockchain groups sue US IRS over new DeFi regulations

The US Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and Treasury are facing legal action from a number of blockchain trade groups over newly introduced rules for crypto brokers.

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Dave faces US lawsuit

The US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have launched legal action against Dave, the mobile banking app, alleging that it misled customers over its charges.

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Finextra's year in review

With 2024 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

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CFPB sues JPMorgan, BofA and Wells Fargo over Zelle fraud

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, accusing them of allowing fraud to "fester" on P2P payments platform Zelle.

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New Zealand reduces merchant service fees for card payments

New Zealand's Commerce Commission has issued a draft decision to reduce fees paid by Kiwi businesses for accepting Visa and Mastercard payments.

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ASA bans Lloyds ad on greenwashing grounds

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a claim against greenwashing by Lloyds Banking Group, banning an advert that burnished the bank's environmental credentials but failed to mention its ongoing support for fossil fuel polluting industries.