Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Federal Trade Commission announced a $12 million settlement on September 8, 2026 with 5967 Ventures LLC, doing business as Humboldt Merchant Services. The FTC alleges the payment processor opened and serviced accounts for more than 1,000 shell companies that acted as fronts for fraudulent operators running unauthorized billing schemes.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRome LLP Founder and Principal Eugene Rome provided expert analysis to Payments Dive on the latest objections to the proposed $38 billion Visa, Mastercard class action settlement with merchants over credit card swipe fees. The article, titled “Merchants Call Card-Fee Pact Unconstitutional,” covers new filings from Walmart, Circle K Stores,
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFounding partner Eugene Rome will speak at the Western States Acquirers Association’s (WSAA) 2026 annual conference on September 16, 2026 in Palm Desert, CA on a timely panel titled “Unlocking Digital Currency: Opportunities for Merchants and Payments Leaders.” Eugene’s panel will explore how cryptocurrency, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and digital wallet
Reading Time: 3 minutesEffective July 24, 2026, Mastercard’s new scam-merchant monitoring rule will require acquirers and payment facilitators (payfacs) to investigate certain warning signs within 72 hours. If the merchant is confirmed to be engaged in scam activity, Mastercard processing must be blocked. The rule applies to card-not-present merchants and sponsored merchants. It
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe peptide market has moved fast, and the law has struggled to keep pace. Clinics and telehealth operators as well as research suppliers operating in the peptide space are navigating a regulatory framework that is simultaneously unsettled and actively enforced, often at the same time. This landscape is particularly challenging
Reading Time: 5 minutesModern e-commerce merchants face an expanding scale and complexity of payment processing attacks. Fraud has become increasingly automated and more difficult to detect. Enumeration attacks, also referred to as brute force attacks, have become a significant and growing threat in the payment processing space for issuers, merchants, and acquirers. These
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMATCH has evolved into MATCH Pro, with implications for merchants, acquirers, and processors alike. In a recent The Green Sheet article, Ken Musante examines how MATCH Pro fits into today’s payments risk environment and what these changes mean in practice. Our partners Eugene Rome and Bradley O. Cebeci contributed industry
Reading Time: 4 minutesDomain name theft, also known as domain hijacking, happens when cyberattackers completely overtake a domain and anything attached to it. This can cause permanent damage to your business, as you will not be able to gain control back, and attackers can do what they please, including phishing or even theft.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRome LLP obtained a $16.2 million jury verdict for Specialty Payments in an ISO residual dispute, reinforcing the firm’s strength in payments litigation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRome LLP has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two California-based businesses, Anaru Endeavors, Inc. and Pabby Co, Inc., against Signature Payments, LLC and Merrick Bank Corporation.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Federal Trade Commission announced a $12 million settlement on September 8, 2026 with 5967 Ventures LLC, doing business as Humboldt Merchant Services. The FTC alleges the payment processor opened and serviced accounts for more than 1,000 shell companies that
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRome LLP Founder and Principal Eugene Rome provided expert analysis to Payments Dive on the latest objections to the proposed $38 billion Visa, Mastercard class action settlement with merchants over credit card swipe fees. The article, titled “Merchants Call Card-Fee
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFounding partner Eugene Rome will speak at the Western States Acquirers Association’s (WSAA) 2026 annual conference on September 16, 2026 in Palm Desert, CA on a timely panel titled “Unlocking Digital Currency: Opportunities for Merchants and Payments Leaders.” Eugene’s panel
Reading Time: 3 minutesEffective July 24, 2026, Mastercard’s new scam-merchant monitoring rule will require acquirers and payment facilitators (payfacs) to investigate certain warning signs within 72 hours. If the merchant is confirmed to be engaged in scam activity, Mastercard processing must be blocked.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe peptide market has moved fast, and the law has struggled to keep pace. Clinics and telehealth operators as well as research suppliers operating in the peptide space are navigating a regulatory framework that is simultaneously unsettled and actively enforced,
Reading Time: 5 minutesModern e-commerce merchants face an expanding scale and complexity of payment processing attacks. Fraud has become increasingly automated and more difficult to detect. Enumeration attacks, also referred to as brute force attacks, have become a significant and growing threat in
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMATCH has evolved into MATCH Pro, with implications for merchants, acquirers, and processors alike. In a recent The Green Sheet article, Ken Musante examines how MATCH Pro fits into today’s payments risk environment and what these changes mean in practice.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDomain name theft, also known as domain hijacking, happens when cyberattackers completely overtake a domain and anything attached to it. This can cause permanent damage to your business, as you will not be able to gain control back, and attackers
Reading Time: 2 minutesRome LLP obtained a $16.2 million jury verdict for Specialty Payments in an ISO residual dispute, reinforcing the firm’s strength in payments litigation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRome LLP has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two California-based businesses, Anaru Endeavors, Inc. and Pabby Co, Inc., against Signature Payments, LLC and
