Legal & Regulation

ANTITRUST
Apple’s Handling of Roblox Draws Scrutiny From DOJ
December 07, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is talking to Roblox and other game developers to determine whether Apple’s App Store rules are arbitrarily enforced in a way that harms competitors, The Information reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Bank Regulation
BIS: New Rules, Supervision Needed for Bond Funds, DeFi Growth
December 07, 2021

Stricter rules and more oversight are needed to curb the risk of bond funds throwing market stability and the runaway growth of decentralized finance (DeFi), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in its December Quarterly Review. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Legal & Regulation
US Could Disconnect Russia from SWIFT Payments to Deter Ukraine Invasion
December 06, 2021

Sanctions against Russia by the U.S. are being weighed to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine, including severing the country from the SWIFT international payment system used by banks worldwide, CNN reported on Monday (Dec. 6), citing sources. Get the...

Legal & Regulation
PYMNTS Launches TechREG™ Platform to Offer Regulatory and Public Policy Intelligence on the Digital Economy
December 06, 2021

When I announced the acquisition of the leading global media and content platform on antitrust and competition policy, Competition Policy International (CPI), six weeks ago, I hinted that it was the first of a series of dedicated efforts to expand our platform and content focus...

Legal & Regulation
Amazon Challenges EU Over $844M Fine
December 05, 2021

An Amazon attorney told European Union officials that the eCommerce giant has received no corrective action guidance from EU regulators on how to comply with a July order to pay a privacy fine of 746 million euros (about $844 million) and therefore should not be...

CFPB
CFPB Looks Forward to Tech, After a Year Focused on Mortgages and Lending Practices
December 03, 2021

Predicting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s agenda for 2022 based on this year’s rulemaking isn’t quite as easy this year, as the bureau was without a permanent director until mid-October, when Rohit Chopra was sworn in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Legal & Regulation
Big Tech Firms’ EU Woes Far From Over
December 03, 2021

In recent weeks, the European Union has slapped hefty fines on some of the world’s largest technology companies while putting in place rules to limit how Big Tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft stifle competition with anticompetitive practices. Get the Full Story...

Legal & Regulation
Apple Asks Court to Halt App Store Payments Order
December 02, 2021

Attorneys for Apple are asking a federal appeals court to halt an injunction that would require the tech giant to allow external payment links in its App Store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Legal & Regulation
Twitter’s Preemptive Privacy Revision Won’t Slow Lawmakers’ Efforts to Amend Section 230
December 02, 2021

It’s been a wild week at Twitter — or perhaps wilder than usual is a better way to frame it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....