Financials Friday: Swipe Fee Bill Will Put Pressure on Schumer in New Congress; Toast Claims Federal Online Deceptive Practices Law Doesn't Apply to its Contracts; Trump Administration Tells Prediction Markets to Ignore Court Geo-fencing Orders; Influx of New Democratic Attorneys General

Financials Friday: Swipe Fee Bill Will Put Pressure on Schumer in New Congress; Toast Claims Federal Online Deceptive Practices Law Doesn’t Apply to its Contracts; Trump Administration Tells Prediction Markets to Ignore Court Geo-fencing Orders; Influx of New Democratic Attorneys General

Swipe fee bill to pose early test for Schumer. The midterms brought conflicting results for the fortunes of card swipe fee legislation. Democrats will take control of Congress with a mandate to take on corporate power at the same time the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) is losing its two main champions. Sen. Dick Durbin, […]

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