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First American Payments Settles an FTC Complaint Regarding Deceptive Practices

First American Payment Systems has agreed to a proposed federal court order requiring the processor to repay $4.9 million to small businesses affected by what the Federal Trade Commission called deceptive practices, according to the FTC. The settlement, announced Friday, was made in the wake of charges by the FTC …

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Blackhawk Network Launches eGiftcard Platform

With more merchants embracing omnichannel sales strategies that blend brick-and-mortar and e-commerce shopping, Blackhawk Network Inc. is enabling merchants to sell digital gift cards in-store.  With Blackhawk’s eGift card platform, merchants can engage customers at multiple marketing touchpoints throughout the store, such as gift card racks and gift card displays …

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The FTC Announces Settlement With ISO That Processed for Fraudulent Online Marketer

The Federal Trade Commission this week announced a settlement with an independent sales organization that processed $80 million in payments for “My Online Business Education,” or MOBE, a business-coaching and investment opportunity the FTC deemed fraudulent and shut down in 2018. Under an order and permanent injunction in U.S. District Court …

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A Rogue First Data ISO Will Cost Fiserv $40 Million in a Proposed Settlement With the FTC

Fiserv Inc. and the former head of an independent sales organization will pay $40.2 million to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission stemming from alleged illegal actions committed by the ISO from 2012 to 2014 while it obtained processing services from First Data Merchant Services, whose parent company …

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Fleetcor Contests FTC Lawsuit and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/23/19

Fleetcor Technologies Inc., a payments processor for fleet-fueling cards and other products, issued a statement contesting a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit filed against the company Dec. 20 and asserting it will “vigorously” defend itself against the agency’s complaint in court. The FTC alleges Fleetcor charged customers “at least hundreds of millions of …

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Visa Confirms the FTC Is Probing Its Debit Transaction Routing Practices

Confirming rumors that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into issues involving debit card transaction routing, Visa Inc. late last week reported the Federal Trade Commission has asked it to voluntarily provide information about its routing practices. In a brief notice in its fiscal 2019 report to the Securities and …

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