CRYPTO FIRM HIRES FORMER CFPB DIRECTOR KRANINGER TO BE LOBBYIST
- Almost six months to the day that she resigned as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Kathy Kraninger has landed a new job — she is the new top regulatory official for Solidus Labs, a cryptocurrrency startup founded by former employees of Goldman Sachs.
HOUSE PASSES BILL TO GIVE FTC BACK ITS FINANCIAL POWER
- The House of Representatives this week passed a bill that aims to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to seek monetary redress in court, after a Supreme Court ruling determined that Congress did not intend to give the regulator that power.
PRODIGAL RAISES $12M IN SERIES A FUNDING
- More proof that there is plenty of interest from investors in the accounts receivable management industry came yesterday, in the form of a $12 million Series A funding announcement from Prodigal, a technology company that provides an automation platform for debt buyers, debt collectors, and creditors rights law firms.
I TYPE, THEREFORE I AM
- What do people think of engaging with chatbots when visiting a company’s website? For the most part, people do not like to be duped into thinking they are interacting with a real person, but when the chatbot makes a mistake or is unable to resolve a problem, people were actually relieved to find out they were not speaking with a real person, according to a study that was published recently in the Journal of Service Management.
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