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1.4KEU Plans To Fight Foreign Competition
The European Union (EU) plans to fight the effects of hostile rivals trying to take over businesses vulnerable after the coronavirus pandemic,...
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3.0KMastercard’s Fintech Express Aims To Fuel European Startups
Mastercard has added a program designed to assist FinTech startups in Europe with quickly launching and expanding, the company announced on Tuesday...
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5.7KEU Ministers To Meet Via Video On Virus’ Financial Hit
Mario Centeno, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, will head up a video conference meeting of European Union officials Monday...
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3.3KEU Wants PSD2-Like Regs For Big Tech Data
The European Commission is planning a single European market for data, in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with...
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3.0KEurope Tells G20 To Tackle Tech Firm Taxation
Europe has long sought to make very profitable Big Tech companies conducting business through the web pay tax where they sell their...
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2.0KConsumer Morale Up In Major European Economies
Data indicate that the three biggest economies in the eurozone, France, Germany, and Italy, all report higher-than-expected consumer morale as shoppers continue...
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2.9KPremium Labels Ask EU To Crack Down On Big Tech
European luxury brands are asking EU regulators to be harder on online tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba regarding fakes and privacy,...
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6.3KNew EU Policy Pushes For Data Sharing To Foster Blockchain, AI Use
The EU is looking to adopt new antitrust rules that will aim to give European companies more leeway in the market. The...
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2.8KEU Official Downplays 5G Delay Over Security Concerns
European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton said Sunday that he didn’t agree with claims that waiting on European companies to install a...
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2.7KEU Court Rules Airbnb Doesn’t Need Estate License
Europe’s highest court ruled that Airbnb is an “information society service” rather than a property broker or estate agent, TechCrunch reported on...
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3.7KGerman Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
Germany is planning to temporarily take stakes in high-tech companies in order to stop investors from non-EU countries from acquiring them. The...
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2.4KEU Consumer Confidence Declines To Lowest Point Since December
Data shows that consumer confidence in the European Union has fallen to its lowest level since the end of last year. According...
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3.1KEU Executive Branch Calls For More ‘Technological Sovereignty’
The European Union’s executive branch has called for urgent action to reverse what it believes is the region’s heavy reliance on computer...
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3.8KVestager: EU Should Proceed With No-Deal Digital Tax
In a move that increases pressure on multinationals, European Union commissioners-designate said the bloc should come to an agreement on a digital...
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2.2KEU Begins Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Fines Qualcomm
Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition commissioner, is preparing to leave office with a bang, launching an investigation into Amazon while also preparing...
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2.1KVolkswagen Rolls Out WeShare In Berlin
With a new carsharing service that is like GM’s Maven or Car2Go but has all-electric vehicles, Volkswagen is rolling out WeShare in...
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3.2KEuropean Commission Investigates Past Money Laundering Cases
A European Union (EU) official has revealed that the European Commission (EC) is taking a close look into past money laundering cases...
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2.5KECB Policymaker Calls Bank Consolidation ‘Desirable’
A European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker has called bank mergers in the EU “desirable,” but admits that it’s ultimately up to individual...
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3.8KFrench Lower Parliament Passes Big Tech Tax Bill
France’s lower parliament has passed a proposed tax that targets the revenue of tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. Last month,...
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3.6KBrexit Prompts EU Watchdog To Urge Protection Of Consumer Deposits
Ahead of the U.K.’s potential departure from the European Union, the bloc’s banking watchdog is imploring member states to protect the deposits of...
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4.9KUK Retailers’ Holiday Sales Have Worst Performance In A Decade
Retailers in the U.K. had a poor showing during the holiday shopping season; The Financial Times reported that despite steep price cuts, retail...
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3.9KFrance To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
France, which had vowed to start taxing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on...
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9.7KUK Retailers Dealing With Slow Holiday Shopping Season
U.K. retailers are warning of a bad holiday shopping season. Mike Ashley, head of the Sports Direct chain, warned that the situation...
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4.3KMacron, French Banks Agree Not To Raise Bank Fees
France’s major banks have agreed to freeze the fees they charge next year in an effort to stop “yellow vest” protests that...
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4.1KSweden’s Central Bank Favors Digital Currency
As the Riksbank seeks to adapt to a society that is turning to cashless payment methods, the Swedish central bank is considering issuing...
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3.7KEU Cracks Down On Passport Sales Due To Money Laundering
The European Commission announced Wednesday (October 10) that it plans to provide European Union states with guidelines for handling national schemes to...
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5.1KCitizens Advice Files Complaint With British Regulator
Following a complaint from Citizens Advice, Britain’s competition regulator might investigate financial service and telecom companies. The group had contended that consumers...
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3.8KECB President Says No To Digital Euro
With cash use still popular in Europe, and the technology behind digital money remaining fragile, the European Central Bank (ECB) doesn’t intend...
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6.7KECB Wants ‘Single Agency’ For AML Enforcement
Following scandals at European lenders, the European Central Bank (ECB) wants the European Union (EU) to step up enforcement of anti-money laundering...
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3.7KWhy The New eIDAS Regs In The EU Could Be A Game Changer
The EU, in concept, is meant to create a single, free-trade zone where consumers can move goods and services easily and without...
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8.1KHow A Single Digital ID Will Become EU’s Commerce Passport
When trying to understand the new eIDAS regulations set to go officially online in the EU in September, it helps, Trulioo GM...
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8.7KEurope Seeks SWIFT Alternative
To help attain financial independence, Europe has reportedly been working on a money transfer system. It would be separate from the prevailing...
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3.7KUK Debt Advice Providers Lack Funding To Keep Up With Demand
As consumer debt levels in the U.K. are on the rise and debt collection groups are reportedly not paying voluntary contributions, providers...
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4.5KUK Card Services Get A Closer Look From Regulators
The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), Britain’s official payment watchdog group, has announced it will be reviewing banks that process card transactions on...
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3.5KRevamped UK Payment System Embraces Blockchain
A revamped Bank of England (BoE) payments system is expected to connect with FinTech firms using distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to...
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3.9KBrussels Rebuffs UK Post-Brexit FinServ Plan
Brussels has rejected the U.K.’s proposals on how to govern London’s access to the European market after Brexit. According to the Financial Times,...
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5.8KWhy An Insurance Startup Is Targeting Foreign Drivers In The UK
A startup in the United Kingdom called Marshmallow has raised $1.2 million in seed funding as it tries to use digital technology...
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4.9KSWIFT Caught Up In The Squeeze Over The Iran Deal
SWIFT, as an organization, bills itself as a neutral player in the global economic system. That’s why the recent international flare-up over...
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4.8KLendix Notches $37M Amid European Expansion
After raising $37 million in a funding round backed by investors such as Idinvest and Allianz, French lending platform Lendix is eyeing...
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1.5KEU Proposes Tougher Stance On Foreign Investments
In response to an increase of Chinese acquisitions of European rivals, the European Parliament’s international trade committee has approved a proposal calling...
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4.4KEU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund...
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6.2KFlywire Expands With New London HQ
Flywire, a provider of global payment and receivables solutions, has announced a major expansion of its U.K. and European operations and team....
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7.4KThe European Banking Authority Plans ‘Roadmap’ For FinTech Regulation
While the European Banking Authority has created a “roadmap” on how to regulate emerging FinTech services, the body is not keen on...
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6.0KEU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech
As the European Union (EU) prepares for the U.K.’s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose...
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3.9KLatvian Member Of ECB Snared In Corruption Probe
Latvia’s top banking official and key European Central Bank member Ilmārs Rimšēvičs is currently facing accusations of bribery and money laundering. Latvian Prime...
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5.8KBrussels Proposes Licenses To Support Fintech Sector
In an attempt to compete against the U.S. and Asia in the financial technology sector, Brussels will propose pan-EU licenses to help...
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8.1KMore EU Countries Get Instant Credit Transfers Through SEPA
The European Payments Council has announced the launch of its Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst), which enables...
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7.4KA New UK FinTech Is Looking For A Banking License
Revolut — a U.K.-based financial technology firm — said Wednesday that it has applied for a European banking license, making it the...
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5.1KEU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data
EU antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into whether Dutch and Polish banking associations and their members are blocking FinTech companies from...
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6.5KWhy Would Someone (Literally) Flush ~$100K Down The Toilet?
Anyone who has ever been accused of wasting money with the phrase “flushed it down the toilet” will likely be tickled to...
