Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Block and Cash App

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,
Consumer Finance Watchdog Asks Block To Pay $175M Over Cash App Deficiencies: Retail Remains Unfazed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Block Inc., the operator of peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, to pay $175 million in refunds, compensation, and penalties for certain deficiencies.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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