December 22, 2022
The Digital Markets Act, EU Competition Enforcement and Fundamental Rights:...

This article discusses some of the implications of the entry in force of the Digital Markets Act for the future application of the EU Competition rules in digital markets and...

December 20, 2022
CFOs Say They’re Taking 3 Key Lessons Into New Year

This past year was one of accelerated change for the CFO office. Businesses emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of them bruised, only to be met with further macroeconomic crises...

December 20, 2022
FinTech Skyscend Collaborates With Visa to Streamline Payments

Skyscend has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provider for supply chain finance said in a Tuesday (Dec. 20) press release that this move will enable...

December 20, 2022
Visa Explores Automatic Recurring Payments Via Blockchain

Visa is exploring ways to allow automatic recurring payments through a blockchain like Ethereum. Blockchain adoption is increasing but setting up automatic recurring payments is a challenge because some digital...

December 20, 2022
How Can Competition Policy And Privacy Protection Policy Interact?

While some initially argued that privacy was distinct and independent from competition enforcement, market realities and digitization have since then forced regulators to reflect upon how the two policies can...

December 16, 2022
Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 

Iraqi financial app provider Blue now enables users to trade U.S.-listed stocks.  The Iraq-based FinTech said in a Friday (Dec. 16) press release that the launch of this latest technology for its Bluepay mobile...

December 16, 2022
DFC and Mastercard Team for Financial Inclusion in Africa

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to further financial inclusion in Africa. The initiative, which was announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Friday (Dec. 16) and in a...

December 16, 2022
The Digital Services Act – A Laudable Ambition, But Will...

The EU has adopted the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) a ground-breaking legislation to make the internet a safer place, while also seeking to protect fundamental rights and to enhance consumer...

December 16, 2022
Algorithmic Search and Recommender Systems in the Digital Services Act

It is impossible to imagine digital services without algorithmic search and recommender systems. They have the important function of pre-sorting the flood of information online for users. However, they also...