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Breaking News articles for September 2026
Alabama limits surcharging as Australia moves to end it
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Card surcharge rules are shifting on two continents, with Alabama changing how surcharges are treated for sales tax purposes and Australia moving to eliminate card surcharging altogether. A new Alabama law that became effective Sept. 1 requires sales tax to be calculated on the purchase amount before a credit card surcharge or convenience fee is added. Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 221 into law in April.
AI Literacy Project, Fjellhøy take aim at modern scams
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
The AI Literacy Project held a special event on Sunday, Aug. 30 at Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Carlos, Calif., with special guest Cecilie Fjellhøy, an international fraud expert. The two-hour presentation featured opening comments by Adya Tewari and Saanvi Chawla, co-founders of the AI Literacy Project and a keynote presentation by Fjellhøy, who turned her personal experience with romance fraud into a platform to educate and empower other similarly impacted individuals.
Nuvei to pay $4.85 million in FTC merchant-screening case
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Nuvei agreed to pay $4.85 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the payment processor opened and maintained accounts for merchants it knew or should have known were engaged in deceptive conduct.
