Cash App, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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 security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App. The regulator said Block,
US consumer finance watchdog orders payments firm Block to pay $175 million
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty tied to the operations of its peer-to-peer payments network CashApp. The order includes a redress to consumers of up to $120 million and a penalty of $55 million into the CFPB’s victims relief fund.
Block agrees to pay $120 million in refunds to resolve Cash App fraud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the order on Thursday in the waning days of the Biden administration.
US consumer finance watchdog fines payments firm Block over Cash App operations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday ordered payments firm Block to pay a penalty citing fraud and weak security protocols on its mobile payment service Cash App.
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.
Cash App to pay $120 million to fraud victims, CFPB says
The owner of Cash App has been ordered to pay up to $120 million to victims of fraud on its payments platform on top of a $55 million fine, the Consumer Fi
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.
Cash App parent fined up to $175 million for 'woefully incomplete' response to fraud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Cash App (SQ) operator Block to pay a total of up to $175 million for failing to address fraud on the mobile payment network.
Cash App operator Block to pay $175 million for fraud failures
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) imposed a penalty on Block, the operator of the Cash App, for its failure to effectively address fraud on its platform. The company has been ordered to pay a total of $175 million,
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