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Legal & Regulation
EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report
January 21, 2019

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s top antitrust cop, is coming to the end of her term as antitrust enforcer, but not before she plans to release a report laying out a long-term plan to police the world’s largest tech companies. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Google Hit With $57M GDPR Fine
January 21, 2019

Alphabet Inc.’s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. 21) by a French regulator, in what the Wall Street Journal reported is the largest penalty under the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Q1 GDP Growth To Be Impacted By Gov’t Shutdown
January 20, 2019

With the partial U.S. government shutdown as a result of the standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats now in its fourth week and no clear end in sight, the economic costs are starting to add up and are expected to impact growth during the...

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US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
January 18, 2019

Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook, a punishment that could be sizable in scope and which comes in the wake of privacy violations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Austrian Lawyer Files Complaint Against Tech Firms Over GDPR
January 18, 2019

An Austrian lawyer has filed a complaint against eight tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Spotify and You Tube, for failing to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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CFPB Asks Congress For Authority To Oversee Military Lending Act Compliance
January 18, 2019

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has asked the United States Congress for the authority to supervise compliance of the Military Lending Act (MLA), the organization announced on Thursday (Jan. 17). In a statement, CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger said she asked Congress to grant the organization...

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Rep Waters Looks To Undo Mulvaney’s CFPB
January 17, 2019

The relationship between the House Financial Services Committee and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is about to change. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Estonian Parliament Rejects Portion Of Anti-Money Laundering Proposal
January 17, 2019

Estonia, a country embroiled in a money laundering scandal involving a small branch of Denmark’s Danske Bank, has rejected a critical part of proposed anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Government Shutdown Threatens Trump’s Financial Deregulation
January 17, 2019

The government shutdown, which is now the longest in modern history, is hurting President Donald Trump’s deregulation plans in the financial services industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...