The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will decide whether to classify Airbnb as an online booking service or real estate agent this month, amid a battle against the company from a tourism group, according to Reuters. The backlash against the company...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into Google’s online shopping conduct as part of its broader antitrust probe, Bloomberg reported Friday (Dec. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Probes into financial institutions in the U.K. are up for the first time since 2015 due in part to an increase in both white-collar and money laundering crimes, the Financial Times reported Sunday (Dec. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
With claims that the company aimed to coerce music venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the Justice Department is reportedly gearing up to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The department has the opinion that the company’s conduct went against the merger settlement...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could allow mobile devices to command the airwaves that have been used by carmakers for vehicle safety, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
PayPal has filed suit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), alleging that the agency has dismissed its arguments that digital wallets do not operate in the same way as reloadable debit cards — and that disclosure rules mandated by the agency require the payments...
U.S. senators went head to head with executives of Apple and Facebook on Tuesday (Dec. 10) over the companies’ decision to use encryption technology, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that he wants the government probes into big tech companies completed by 2020, according to a report Tuesday (Dec. 9) by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
India has proposed new rules regarding how technology companies use data, and the proposal is similar to Europe’s GDPR regulation, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...