Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Mnuchin: GOP COVID-19 Stimulus Plan To Reach Capitol Hill Monday
July 26, 2020

A $1 trillion Republican version of a 4.0 COVID-19 stimulus bill is expected to be on Capitol Hill Monday (July 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Big Tech CEOs Will Head To Capitol Hill On Wednesday
July 26, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are now scheduled to appear before a Congressional subcommittee exploring competitive practices among Big Tech Wednesday (July 29) instead of Monday (July 27) as originally planned. Get the...

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House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
July 24, 2020

The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new date has not yet been announced. Leaders of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were scheduled...

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Congress Could Issue Report On Big Tech Antitrust By Late Summer
July 24, 2020

The Congressional report expected to recommend fixes for alleged antitrust violations by the nation’s four largest technology companies could be issued soon, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Bank Regulation
All Eyes Are On LATAM Open Banking
July 24, 2020

Open banking is often associated with the European Union (EU) almost by default as the region pushes the envelope further on regulation than anywhere, partly to encourage — but also to keep up with — imaginative FinTech innovators going to market throughout the Eurozone. Get...

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Report: Tech Execs’ Capitol Hill Hearing Has Been Postponed
July 24, 2020

Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. 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 daily newsletter,...

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EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
July 23, 2020

Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (July 23), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Big Tech Execs Get Ready To Rumble As Antitrust Hearing Nears
July 23, 2020

The CEOs of four Big Tech companies are planning to go on the attack when they appear before Congress next week, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Shifting Latin America’s Open Banking Plans
July 23, 2020

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