EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Scayl Raises $108 Million for FinTech Lenders
Scayl Raises $108 Million for FinTech Lenders
April 03, 2024  |  Investments

Debt financing platform Scayl has raised $108 million to lend to other European FinTech lenders. Billing itself as a “Fintech for Fintech Lenders,” Scayl said it helps...

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Authorities Search Booking.com Offices in Italy in Antitrust Probe
Authorities Search Booking.com Offices in Italy in Antitrust Probe
March 22, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Italian authorities carried out inspections at the premises of Booking.com (Italia), the local company supporting Booking.com in Italy, Thursday (March 21) as part of an antitrust investigation. The...

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EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
EU Set to Investigate Apple, Google Compliance With DMA
March 21, 2024  |  Regulation

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly set to launch full-scale investigations of tech giants Apple and Google, looking into their compliance with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The probes...

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Is the UK Brexiting From Instant Payments?
Is the UK Brexiting From Instant Payments?
March 21, 2024  |  Faster Payments

It’s often said that history repeats itself. It’s hard to look at the current state of play regarding instant, or real-time, payments in the EU...

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Tracking Big Tech’s Responses to the EU’s DMA Gatekeeper Requirements
Tracking Big Tech’s Responses to the EU’s DMA Gatekeeper Requirements
March 20, 2024  |  Regulation

Under the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA), which is intended to increase competition in the digital economy, Big Tech innovations — coming from both the...

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Trustly and MoneyGram Launch Cardless Cross-Border Payments in Europe
Trustly and MoneyGram Launch Cardless Cross-Border Payments in Europe
March 20, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Trustly and MoneyGram International have partnered to enable millions of MoneyGram users in Europe to make cardless international money transfers. With the service enabled by this...

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Apple Insists It Complies With EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple Insists It Complies With EU’s Digital Markets Act
March 18, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is defending its practices under Europe’s newly adopted Digital Markets Act (DMA). At a hearing Monday (March 18), the tech giant said that it has followed...

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This Week in AI: Optimism, EU Regulations and Lightweight Bots
This Week in AI: Optimism, EU Regulations and Lightweight Bots
March 15, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, a study examined different views on AI’s future, while the EU is moving forward with strict AI laws....

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EU’s New AI Rules Spark Debate Over Innovation ‘Barrier’
EU’s New AI Rules Spark Debate Over Innovation ‘Barrier’
March 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The European Union’s parliament has approved the world’s inaugural comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, a move hailed by some and criticized by others who fear...

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