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Examining the PSR’s APP fraud reimbursement cap change

The Payments Association

The Payment Systems Regulator’s decision to lower the cap for APP fraud reimbursements to £85,000. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) recently announced a significant change to the cap for authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursements. Cath expresses several criticisms of the proposed changes to the APP fraud reimbursement cap.

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UK bus operator to launch first trial of Google Wallet fare tracking

NFCW

The feature “will simplify the way passengers manage their mobile payments for bus journeys” and “provide customers with greater visibility into their ride history and savings accrued through time-based fare caps”, according to Go-Ahead Group , the public transport provider that owns Brighton & Hove Buses.

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Capitol Hill Hearing Examines ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes To Sidestep Interest Rate Caps

PYMNTS

The hearing was titled “Rent-a-Bank Schemes and New Debt Traps: Assessing Efforts to Evade State Consumer Protections and Interest Rate Caps.”. She noted that states have interest rate caps on non-bank installment loans, with a median cap on a $500 loan of about 37.5 The Rent-a-Bank Scheme.

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eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses

PYMNTS

Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel Cap Hill Brands , which plans to buy profitable, “digitally native” eCommerce consumer brands. According to a press release , Cap Hill raised the capital via a mix of debt (from Victory Park Capital ) and equity (from Maveron and Version One).

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Neo Space Group at LEAP: Young Talent Inspiring Young Talent with Moutaz Mashhour, Chief HR

The Fintech Times

Moutaz Mashhour, chief HR, Neo Space Group Having originally planned to take some time away from work, Mashhour told Mark Walker , editorial director, The Fintech Times: When this opportunity presented itself, it was too good to pass over.

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The Data is Clear: The Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Bill Will Harm Consumers

Electronic Payments Coalition

When Congress enforced price caps and routing mandates on debit cards almost 15 years ago, it was touted as a measure to save consumers billions through lower prices. Additional research shows that expanding the Durbin amendment to credit cards would deliver the same disappointment for consumers as the original.

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AML Scandals Prompt Decrease In European Foreign Deposits

PYMNTS

For example, the now shuttered ABLV bank in Latvia, along with the Estonian branches of Danske Bank and Swedbank, have all been implicated with Russian money that could have dubious origins. The former Latvian government set a cap on foreign deposits after the collapse of ABLV, at 5 percent. trillion euros ($1.2