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ANTITRUST
Chinese Tech Platforms Have One Month To Step Up Antitrust Efforts
April 13, 2021

After slapping Alibaba with record penalties last week, the Chinese government has warned 34 other digital technology firms to step up efforts to adhere to antitrust regulations and make a public pledge to do so, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Report: Real-Time Transaction Analysis Helps Firms Root Out Fraud, Money Laundering
April 13, 2021

The mass manufacture and distribution of vaccines means the pandemic will eventually come to a close, but its effects on the payments industry could very well be felt for years to come. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have driven in-person retail shopping and consumer banking...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Launches Digital Markets Unit; Apple To Pay $3.4 Million Over...
April 12, 2021

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments and consumers. 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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German Prosecutors To Investigate BaFin Over Wirecard Scandal
April 12, 2021

Prosecutors in Frankfurt are opening a criminal investigation into the way Germany’s financial regulatory authority BaFin supervised Wirecard AG, and whether a portion of the watchdog’s workforce traded shares unlawfully, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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For Alibaba, Antitrust Fine Means ‘Pay Up And Move On’ 
April 12, 2021

For Alibaba, it may be a case of “pay up and move on.” The weekend brought a fine in the billions of dollars for the Chinese tech giant, which – though unlikely to have much financial impact – may carry reverberations for other large tech...

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Chinese Regulators Levy Record $2.8 Billion Fine On Alibaba
April 11, 2021

Chinese authorities have fined Alibaba $2.75 billion for alleged antitrust violations, Reuters and other news agencies reported. 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 our...

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US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
April 09, 2021

Apple refused to offer a witness in a “timely manner” to testify at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights to look into the competition issues that app stores bring to the surface, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar...

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Epic Games, Apple Reveal Arguments Ahead Of Antitrust Trial
April 08, 2021

Epic Games and Apple outlined their arguments in a dispute over Apple’s control of the App Store before an antitrust trial set to begin next month through their own separate legal filings, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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The UK’s New Big Tech Regulator Comes To Town
April 08, 2021

As of Wednesday (April 7) the U.K. has created a new Big Tech regulator for firms like Google and Facebook with the purported goal of protecting the nation’s competitive media landscape, and attempting to discover if a code of conduct could improve the balance of...