CashApp Fined $175 Million for Not Stopping Fraud. Find Out if You're Eligible for a Payment
The CFPB ordered Block to update its business practices to comply with the law, pay between $75 and $120 million to users whose unauthorized transfers weren't investigated and send a $55 million penalty to the CFPB's victim relief fund. Block agreed to the settlement but disagreed with the CFPB's characterizations of the company's actions.
US CFPB Fines Cash App-Parent Block Over Insufficient Fraud Protection
Under the enforcement action, the CFPB has also ordered Block to set up a 24-hour, live-person customer service to investigate unauthorized transactions and provide timely refunds, where appropriate. On Wednesday, Block also agreed to pay $80 million to a group of 48 state financial regulators.
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 parent fined up to $175 million for 'woefully incomplete' response to fraud
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Cash App (SQ) operator Block to pay a total of up to $175 million for failing to address fraud on the mobile payment network.
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.
CFPB Fines CashApp $175 Million for Allegedly Mishandling Fraud Claims
Key Takeaways The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined popular peer-to-peer payment platform Cash App for failing to protect customers from fraud and failing to investigate fraud complaints.
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 Cash App parent Block to pay $175M for fraud failures
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Block (NYSE:SQ) to pay restitution of up to $120M and a penalty of $55M over alleged weak security protocols for its Cash App, the agency said on Thursday.
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