Cash App Owner Hit With Fines in Back-to-Back Settlements
Block Inc. was fined by dozens of state regulators and then ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to refund consumers in two separate settlements in the last 24 hours over Cash App. The CFPB Thursday ordered Block,
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.
Cash App owner to pay up to $175 million for failing to protect customers from fraud, feds say
Cash App-owner Block must offer up to $120 million in refunds to consumers who federal regulators say were exposed to potential fraud.
Cash App fined $255 million in back-to-back settlements
Cash App is closing out the week on the hook for $255 million in multiple settlements around its consumer protections. Block, the company that owns Cash App, agreed Wednesday to pay $80 million to 48 states that fined the company for violating laws intended to keep illicit activity off the 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,
48 states hit Cash App operator with a $80m fine
Each state will receive $1.6 million from the settlement, according to the R.I. Department of Business Regulation.
Cash App Fined $255 Million in Back-to-Back Settlements Over Fraud and Security Failures
Cash App, a platform owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc., has come under fire for failing to uphold adequate consumer protections.
Cash App parent will pay $255 million in bank secrecy and fraud settlement, Oregon will get a share
The state’s financial regulators joined 47 others in taking against Cash App’s parent company for violations of bank secrecy and anti-money laundering laws.
Bay Area company ordered to pay at least $75 million to wronged Cash App customers
Block, based in Oakland, was ordered Thursday to pay out at least $75 million to customers who had bad service experiences with Cash App.
Cash App customers to see refunds after $175 million settlement
Cash App's parent, Block Inc., settled two regulatory actions, one with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and another with state agencies.
CFPB Fines CashApp $175 Million for Allegedly Mishandling Fraud Claims
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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, ...
US state regulators fine Block Inc $80 million for insufficient money laundering controls
Block Inc has agreed to pay a fine of $80 million to a group of 48 state financial regulators after the agencies determined ...