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UK Adds Focus on Growth in Considering Financial Regulation
February 08, 2022

The British finance ministry is moving forward with its plans to require regulators to consider the financial sector’s global competitiveness when writing rules, even after some in the country believe they make regulators look like “cheerleaders” for finance, according to a Reuters report Tuesday (Feb....

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EU Council May Push for DMA, DSA Approval Before Summer 
February 08, 2022

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, also holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months — and it is likely that in that time he will push for the ratification of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the...

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Consumer Advocates Could Find a Friend in the FDIC to Fight ‘Rent-a-Bank’ Loans
February 08, 2022

A dozen consumer protection groups like the National Community Reinvestment Coalition are calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to stop a practice known as “rent-a-bank loans,” used by some online lenders to circumvent state interest rate caps on personal loans and set interest...

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Collapse of Nvidia-Arm $66B Chip Deal Shows More Than Antitrust Woes 
February 08, 2022

Nvidia Corp. and Arm Limited announced on Feb. 7 that they will not continue with the transaction due to “significant regulatory challenges.” This statement ends an attempted merger that started in September 2020 when the U.S. graphic chip giant agreed to buy Arm from SoftBank...

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Big Tech Gets Support From Washington, in Europe
February 08, 2022

The nation’s Big Tech firms have a powerful ally to protect their dominance in Europe: the Biden Administration. 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 to...

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Businesses Voice Concern Over Impact of Biden’s Regulatory Push
February 07, 2022

The Biden administration will be looking at more regulations, stirring action from business lobbyists in financial services, agribusiness, medical-device makers and others, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (Feb. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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SEC Probes Elon Musk’s Tesla Tweets as Possible Violations
February 07, 2022

Tesla has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission over a settlement that required CEO Elon Musk’s tweets to be vetted if they contained material information, Reuters reported Monday (Feb. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
February 07, 2022

Amid the ongoing scrutiny from various regulatory bodies and lawmakers around the globe, Big Tech has some leverage. 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 to...

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Most Americans Dissatisfied With US Government Regulation
February 07, 2022

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