The Paypers

OCTOBER 18, 2023

UK-based X-Press Legal has added Open Banking to its online banking system, X-Press Pay, via Ordo , enabling consumers to directly pay for disbursements.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Hope Mehlman will serve as chief legal officer and general counsel at the financial services company.

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Nanonets

MAY 10, 2023

From court documents being moved to digital formats to the advent of AI in legal research, a lot has changed. What does it mean for legal professionals? And how can you use AI to make legal work more efficient? Court dates, client meetings, legal research, paperwork – the list goes on for legal professionals.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 7, 2024

PPRO , the leading local payments platform, has announced the appointment of three new senior leaders across legal and compliance: Selene Brett as Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer, Marc Kuzak as Legal Director, and Massimiliano Conte as Compliance Director. I am joining the company with a strong team.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

PaymentsSource Senior Analyst Michael Moeser talks to Tyler Beuerlein, chief revenue officer of Hypur, about the challenges of handling payments in the legalized cannabis industry.

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Agile Payments

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Point-Of-Sale (POS) Payments: Legal And Operational Aspects For Businesses

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Payments Dive

MAY 23, 2022

Companies offering installment payment options for healthcare, legal and auto repair say that buy now-pay later options will satisfy growing consumer demand to cover big expenses in other areas.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 3, 2022

The digital payments company’s legal team hopes to introduce more alternative fee structures to help gain more balance in outside law firm costs.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The data reveals significant increases in financial crime across various sectors, with legal and property firms experiencing notable spikes. Nearly half of legal professionals, solicitors and conveyancers reported a rise in financial crime attempts in 2023, compared to 34 per cent the previous year.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Texas Blockchain Council has initiated legal proceedings against the US-based EIA , for an alleged illegal data collection against the bitcoin industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Payments in the legal cannabis industry is a tricky nut to crack. While the general expectation is that federal legalization is on the horizon, it will take some time for electronic payment rails to open up to legal cannabis businesses, meaning cash is likely to persevere as the dominant transaction method for the short- to medium-term.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The lack of federal legalization creates processing challenges, but there are emerging solutions, says Fincann's Nathaniel Gurien.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for federal legalization of cannabis. This should be welcome news to niche payment processors already in the business, but it would also reward big players waiting on the sidelines.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Hostilities toward the legal U.S. cannabis industry are softening considerably, with signs of further removing cash and digital workarounds from a market that has long been shunned by traditional payment cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In Apple 's annual report , the tech giant discussed the impact that various legal proceedings and new regulations around the world could have on its operations and financial conditions. Those could lead to changes in the company's practices or further legal proceedings, the report stated.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

While opportunities for supply chain finance and dynamic discounting can be found across verticals, demand for these capabilities is particularly high in the corporate legal services industry. “It’s a very symbiotic relationship between the in-house legal department and outside counsel,” he told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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Payments Dive

JULY 18, 2023

Rob Beard, who will also serve as head of global policy, brings M&A and capital markets experience to his new role at the card network company.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. According to one recent report , a 13,000-square-foot legal retail dispensary in that city includes a “pizzeria and coffee house to attract customers who don’t partake in the now-legal herb.”

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Both tech giants will spend this year fighting off rivals hungry for a piece of their payments revenue.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 17, 2018

This week marks the official start of Canada’s legalized recreational cannabis industry — and American Express and Visa are ready to handle the new market's payments, in a stark contrast to their stance in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

And while retailers are most likely not liable for any legal exposure, there are legal and ethical issues presented by the current crisis that need retail attention regardless of size and legal expertise. “If A sweep of legal advice columns shows that adequate warnings are sufficient when the risks are considered obvious.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

One such area in which instant payments remain out of reach is the legal system, as claimants still largely receive their settlements or disbursements via check. Such needs make payment speed a low priority for legal firms, even though consumers involved in court cases are often frustrated and confused about how to receive their settlements.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

The nature of cannabis commerce is changing, and not just because of spreading legalization (with New Jersey the latest state to be in the midst of considering that move). Women have become involved in all facets of the legal cannabis operations across the United States and Canada. businesses as a whole, the publication said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In an expansion of its effort to “make digital platforms fairer for consumers and developers,” Epic Games took legal action against Apple in Australia, according to a statement posted on Wednesday (Nov. 18) Sydney time. Anyone could write code, anyone could release software and users could install software from sources of their choosing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. billion in sales over the last five years, with April and May of this year the highest-grossing months since legalization.”. Legal retail cannabis may be spreading throughout the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Retailers and other customer-facing platforms adapted alongside the internet to offer these payment innovations, but legal firms still view many of these methods with trepidation. Legal disbursements are tricky, even for the simplest of payouts, because they need full verification before going to potential claimants.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 13, 2022

AffiniPay will link the acquired firm with its LawPay business. The two companies combined are expected to generate about $200 million in annual revenue.

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CB Insights

MARCH 10, 2022

Legal.io , an enterprise legal marketplace, has raised $11.6M The post Legal talent marketplace Legal.io in a Series A round that drew participation from Tiger Global Management. the state of venture report. Download our free report to get the TL;DR on what you need to know about venture funding and trends in 2021. First name.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Brex also announced Katie Biber has been named chief legal officer. Her role will include legal and compliance oversight including the company affiliate, Brex Treasury LLC, a Securities and Exchange-registered broker-dealer. This partnership aligns with UMB’s strategy of working with best-in-class innovators like Brex.”.

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The Paypers

JUNE 3, 2022

Japan has introduced a legal framework to clarify the legal status of stablecoins, defining them as digital money.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Lloyds Banking Group and Legal & General have decided to take minority stakes in UK-based Open Banking platform Moneyhub, according to BusinessLive.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is the first time a company is being legally called out for violating the 2018 data privacy mandate. Earlier this month, Apple warned in its annual report that new regulations combined with legal fees already incurred could impact its revenue and overall operations.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Digital currencies planned by major central banks have the change to become legal tender in their jurisdictions, according to officials studying such initiatives.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

Digital Innovation, Legal implementation. The trouble is that RON services have not been legal in the country until recently. Virginia became the first state to legalize RON services in 2012, but most other state governments did not follow suit until the pandemic made in-person notary services impossible. Washington, D.C.-based

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Payments Source

AUGUST 20, 2018

Because the legal cannabis industry is typically considered too high-risk for most banks and payment processors to work with, most technology solutions are designed to duplicate the familiar process of paying by card.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A lot of the legal risk for banks and traditional payment companies would go away under the law, said Anita Boomstein, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

That, in turn, reportedly provides another opportunity for the emerging and growing legal cannabis retail sector. Legal cannabis retail has yet to find its firm footing — too many ongoing payment challenges to say that — but beer companies are taking notice of the possibilities, at least according to a report Thursday (June 6) from NBC News.

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