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  • September 15, 2026

    Walmart, Retail Groups Doubt Value Of $200B Swipe Fee Deal

    Major retail trade associations and Walmart are objecting to a $200 billion settlement over Visa and Mastercard swipe fees in New York federal court, saying the court should decertify the class or at least allow opt-outs so merchants can preserve "valuable claims that class counsel are trading away for nothing."

  • September 15, 2026

    South Sudan Central Bank Appeals $1B Award

    The Bank of South Sudan has asked the D.C. Circuit to review a federal judge's decision enforcing a more than $1 billion arbitral award arising from a defaulted $700 million loan from Qatar National Bank.

  • September 15, 2026

    Dems Block Crypto Bill Over Ethics Concerns

    The Senate on Tuesday failed to clear a procedural hurdle for the Clarity Act, which was primed to be the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for digital asset markets, as Democrats said the ethics guardrails were not strong enough.

  • September 15, 2026

    Bessent Teases Higher AML Reporting Thresholds For Banks

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a U.S. House panel on Tuesday that the Trump administration is moving toward relaxing longstanding transaction reporting requirements for banks as part of its broader push to overhaul federal anti-money laundering rules.

  • September 15, 2026

    Workers Wants Investment Bank Pay Suit To Go On

    An investment-banking enterprise and two managing directors are asking a Texas federal judge to resolve factual questions about workers' exempt status too early in the case, the employees argued, pushing the judge to keep their wage suit alive.

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