Legal & Regulation

Bank Regulation
Reserve Trust Raises Questions About Fed’s Guidelines on Master Account Access
June 14, 2022

The Federal Reserve Board published in March an updated proposal for its guidelines to evaluate requests for accounts and services at Federal Reserve Banks. The new proposal, which added a new chapter to the original guidelines published in May 2021, creates a tiered system based...

ANTITRUST
Apple App Tracking Rules Draw German Antitrust Scrutiny
June 14, 2022

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is investigating whether Apple’s third-party app tracking rules give the tech behemoth preferential treatment or undermine competition, according to a Financial Times report Tuesday (June 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Legal & Regulation
Today in TechREG: Facebook, Twitter, Google May Need to Disclose How They Tackle Disinformation; US...
June 14, 2022

Today in TechREG, it was revealed that Big Tech firms signing up for a European Union disinformation code will have to share data with regulators about how they tackle fake news, deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms. The code could be published Thursday (June...

ANTITRUST
Google Offers Rivals YouTube Ad Space Amid EU Probe
June 13, 2022

Google has offered to allow rival ad intermediaries place advertisements on YouTube as a way of potentially ending a European antitrust investigation, according to a Monday (June 13) Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Today in TechREG: EU Faces Opposition for Digital Euro; Amazon Offers Remedies for EU Antitrust...
June 13, 2022

Today in TechREG news, the European Commission will see the results (June 13) of a public consultation on the digital Euro and according to the comments already received, EU citizens may not be thrilled. Amazon suggests sharing data with sellers and boosting the visibility of...

Legal & Regulation
Australia, EU May Take the Lead in BNPL Regulation 
June 13, 2022

Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the U.S. are looking at regulating the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. Last year, all three entities announced initiatives that sought to bring these mostly unregulated products into a legal framework that could offer more protection...

Bank Regulation
UK Regulator Puts Scandal-Plagued Credit Suisse Under the Microscope
June 13, 2022

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has put Credit Suisse on a watchlist of companies needing tougher supervisions, a Financial Times (FT) report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes...
June 10, 2022

This week the EU Parliament adopted new rules that will compel all technology providers to have a common USB Type-C charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the European Union. EU policymakers also proposed amendments to a Consumer Credit Directive to lower...

Legal & Regulation
TechREG Weekly US: Lawmakers Propose Crypto Legislation; DOJ Urges More Int’l Cooperation
June 10, 2022

This week in TechREG U.S., cryptocurrency regulation has dominated the space. Lawmakers have discussed the role of cryptos in ransomware attacks and how to tackle this rising threat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...