Source: Engadget
“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. Per the CFPB, Cash App’s Terms of Service at one point claimed that any bank linked to an account for transferring funds was responsible for addressing disputes around fraudulent charges, something that’s not generally true under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act. Block would use that claim to avoid assuming responsibility, and when it would investigate a complaint, it relied on ‘intentionally shoddy investigation practices to close reports of unauthorized transactions in the company’s favor,’ CFPB’s statement explains.” (01/16/25)