CFPB, Block and Cash App

CFPB fines Block $175m over Cash App's lax fraud controls
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that's it's fining Block, the creator of Cash App and parent company of Square, $120 million in "refunds and redress" and a $55 million fine for how the company handled fraud on its payment platform.
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,
Block Agrees to Pay CFPB Fines Over Cash App’s Alleged Sloppy Fraud Prevention
The CFPB is also ordering Block to fix Cash App’s customer service and its processes for investigating disputed transactions, in part by setting up 24-hour, live-person customer service. The order requires Block to fully investigate unauthorized transactions and to provide timely refunds when appropriate.
Block to Pay $175 Million for Cash App Customer Service Failures
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. will pay $175 million for failing to investigate and protect Cash App customers from fraudulent transactions under a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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.
CFPB orders Cash App to pay $175 million for fraud failures
Cash App's parent company Block failed to investigate fraud and unauthorized transactions, and refused to refund customers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
CFPB Orders Block to Pay $175 Million Related to Cash App Security >SQ
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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.
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
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 Ordered to Pay $255 Million in Penalties Over Fraud
The transfer-money app, owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block, racked up a hefty bill of fines and restitution for what federal regulators called “woefully incomplete” customer protections.
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