In June 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Request for Information related to mobile banking and financial management services. The CFPB was established by Congress to protect consumers by carrying out federal consumer financial laws.
eBay Inc. Government Relations hosted the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) 2014 Jobs Summit this week at the eBay Inc. North Campus in San Jose, CA. Steve Yankovich, VP of Innovation and Commerce at eBay Inc., introduced the new generation of retail, the future of commerce and what that means for local businesses to over 40 state legislators from around the country. The delegation also experienced, firsthand, how eBay Inc.
Yesterday, Tod Cohen, Vice President of eBay Inc.’s Global Government Relations team, spoke about the importance of protecting owners’ rights and the Owners’ Rights Initiative on eBay Radio. In recent years, there have been attempts to restrict the ability of individuals to resell items that they have legitimately purchased. In 2013, the Supreme Court took up a case where a graduate student named Supap Kirtsaeng bought fully aut
Today at 1:30pm EST, Brian Bieron, eBay Inc.’s Executive Director of Global Public Policy, will testify before the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade. The hearing, entitled “Cross Border Data Flows: Could Foreign Protectionism Hurt U.S. Jobs?”, will investigate emerging restrictions on cross border data flows and their impact on the international marketplace and U.S.
Brian Bieron, eBay Inc.’s Senior Director of Government Relations and Global Politics, recently spoke at tech event hosted by the Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Services (CIC) of Caxias do Sul, Brazil. It was part of the CIC’s 5th Forum of Innovation and Business Intelligence and was focused on how technology is the changing the nature of globalization in the 21st Century.