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Amazon settlement payments 2026: Who qualifies for up to $200 and when will eligible Prime customers get paid?- Amazon Prime customers who meet these 3 requirements could now qualify for up to $200 under revised FTC settlement
- Amazon sued by US FTC, 22 states over alleged $20 billion ad auction overcharges
- CCPA imposes Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using dark patterns on booking platformThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on SpiceJet for using "dark patterns" on its flight bookin...17 Jul, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
- One click to sign up, twelve to leave: New York just called the subscription bluff. India should be nextNew York City enacted a click-to-cancel rule for online subscriptions. This rule requires easy online cancellation, mirroring the signup pr...13 Jul, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
- View: The dark side of India’s digital gold rushIndia's booming digital commerce is marred by "dark patterns," design tactics that trick consumers into overpaying or buying unwanted items...11 Mar, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
- Amazon Prime refunds explained: Who qualifies and how much you may get as the $2.5 billion FTC settlement payments roll outAmazon Prime refunds: Amazon is returning billions to customers after a settlement with the FTC. Millions of Prime members are receiving re...07 Jan, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
- There’s no free digital lunch: Why India must rethink UPI’s zero-fee modelSmall merchants are facing unexplained fees on UPI transactions, linked to RuPay credit card MDR. While UPI was promoted as free, these cha...13 Nov, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
- Amazon to pay $1.5 billion in FTC settlement — here’s how Prime members can claim their cashAmazon will pay $1.5 billion to refund Prime members after an FTC case over tricky sign-ups. Millions of users could get up to $51 each dep...04 Nov, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
- CCPA imposes penalty of Rs 8 lakh each on two IAS coaching institutes for using UPSC toppers' photos without consentThe decision was made to protect and promote the rights of consumers as a class and ensure that no false or misleading advertisements are m...01 Nov, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
- Who qualifies for Amazon’s $51 Prime refund from $2.5B settlementAmazon has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that it misled customers into joini...25 Sep, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
- Amazon reaches $2.5 billion settlement with US over Prime enrollment practices: filingAmazon agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over allegations it tricked consumers into enrolling in Pri...25 Sep, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
- White House sues Amazon, says Prime cancellation was a maze meant to trap usersFTC sues Amazon over Prime: The FTC has sued Amazon, alleging deceptive tactics to enroll users in Prime subscriptions and obstruct cancell...24 Sep, 2025, 02.00 AM IST
- No jobs, no future: In Canada, drugs are Indian students’ last resortThe grim reality of hefty education loans and joblessness in the land they once hoped would offer prosperity has ensnared numerous Indian s...30 Apr, 2024, 12.33 PM IST
- Amazon defends Prime programme in bid to defeat FTC lawsuitAttorneys for Amazon on Wednesday urged US District Judge John Chun to dismiss the FTC's claims that the company had tricked consumers into...19 Oct, 2023, 10.48 PM IST
- Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellersUS regulators and 17 states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of abusing its market position to inflate pr...27 Sep, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
- US House Republicans interrogate FTC's Lina Khan over regulation of Big TechRepublicans charged that Lina Khan is "harassing" Twitter since its acquisition by Elon Musk, arbitrarily suing large tech companies and de...13 Jul, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
- US retailers' members-only programs under scrutiny with Amazon lawsuitFrom big-box chains Walmart and Best Buy to specialty retailers like Savage X Fenty and Adore Me, retailers' subscription programs are faci...23 Jun, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
- Behavioural Finance: What is in it for investors & wealth managersBehavioural finance applications are growing across the industry.26 Jun, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
- Behavioural finance: Why you invest the way you do and how to improve itBehavioural finance did not invent deceptive industry practices, but it both helps practitioners understand them.30 Apr, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
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