Enforcement

Public cases

Case files are not underwriting rules. They are useful because complaints and orders show how regulators describe failures in payment, billing and merchant oversight.

Public record

FTC v. Nuvei — merchant screening and alleged facilitation

The FTC’s 2026 case against Nuvei focused on allegations that payment accounts were maintained for merchants engaged in deceptive conduct. The settlement announced a $4.85 million payment and merchant-screening obligations.

Public record

CFPB order against ACI Worldwide — unauthorized test payments

The CFPB found that internal testing caused erroneous payment orders totaling about $2.3 billion to be sent to consumers’ banks, affecting nearly 500,000 borrower accounts.

Public record

FTC action against NextMed — telehealth billing and claims

The FTC case involved allegations around pricing, weight-loss claims, reviews, cancellation and recurring billing consent in a telemedicine business.