CFPB, Cash App

CFPB sued for trying to regulate digital payment apps more like banks
Two major tech trade groups are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) effort to treat payment apps and digital wallets like banks. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington,
CFPB orders Cash App to pay $175 million for fraud failures
Cash App's parent company Block failed to investigate fraud and unauthorized transactions, and refused to refund customers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
CFPB Orders Cash App Operator to Compensate Consumers Over Fraudulent Payments
CFPB said Block employed weak security protocols for payments platform Cash App and put its users at risk. It added that Block is required by law to investigate and resolve disputes about unauthorized transactions but that its investigations were incomplete.
Tech Trade Groups Sue to Block CFPB Rule Targeting Apple, Google
A pair of trade groups representing Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., and Google parent Alphabet Inc. sued to block a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would bring those companies’ payment operations under the agency’s supervision.
Tech groups sue US CFPB to block rule on payment apps, digital wallets
Two technology trade groups sued the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday to block a new rule giving the regulator supervisory authority over payment apps and digital wallets from large non-banks.
CFPB orders Cash App parent Block to pay $175M for fraud failures
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Block (NYSE:SQ) to pay restitution of up to $120M and a penalty of $55M over alleged weak security protocols for its Cash App, the agency said on Thursday.
US CFPB fines Cash App-parent Block over insufficient fraud protection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty, citing fraud and weak ...
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CFPB withdraws NSF proposal and earned wage access opinion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rescinded a proposed rule on nonsufficient funds fees and a 2020 advisory opinion on ...
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CFPB re-establishes regulatory sandbox, no-action letter programs
In an effort to foster innovation in financial services, the CFPB is reinstituting its programs that allow companies to obtain regulatory safe ...