FTC Release: Bill Payment Firm Doxo to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle FTC Allegations it Deceived Consumers and Charged Them Add-on Fees

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Online bill payment firm Doxo will pay $2.1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company and two of its co-founders used misleading search ads to impersonate consumers' billers and misled consumers about millions of dollars in fees they tacked on to consumers' bills.

View Press Release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/08/bill-payment-firm-doxo-pay-21-million-settle-ftc-allegations-it-deceived-consumers-charged-them-add

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