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OCC Issues Policy Guidance on Buy Now, Pay Later Lending

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Third-Party Risk Banks furnishing BNPL loans may not have direct control over the activities of third-party vendors or merchants.

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CFPB Fines FNBO $32M Over ‘Illegal’ Credit Card Practices

PYMNTS

The consumer protection agency found that the bank worked to push consumers into add-on services — services for which they were charged whether or not they ever received them. million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers. The CFPB has ordered the bank to pay out $27.75 O’Neill, did offer an apology on Thursday (Aug.

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The payments regulation roadmap: Q2 2025

The Payments Association

It mirrors existing offences in anti-bribery and tax evasion, but with a sharper focus on consumer protection and market integrity. This regulatory shift aims to strengthen consumer protection and curb misleading or irresponsible marketing in the high-risk cryptoasset sector.