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Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking Regulator Proposes Standard APIs To Boost Open Banking 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking...
July 01, 2022  |  Regulation

This week the most notorious development in the TechREG space is the agreement reached by EU institutions on the scope of the regulation that will...

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Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea in Response to New Law
Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea in Response to New Law
June 30, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is now allowing third-party payments in South Korea in response to a new law requiring major app stores to allow alternative payment methods, according...

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FCC’s Brendan Carr Asks Apple, Google to Remove TikTok App
FCC’s Brendan Carr Asks Apple, Google to Remove TikTok App
June 29, 2022  |  Big Tech

Brendan Carr, the senior Republican and the previous General Counsel on the Federal Communications Commission, sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet...

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EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
June 29, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament will hold the last plenary session before the summer recess from July 4 to July 7, and lawmakers are rushing to get...

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Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
June 24, 2022  |  emea

This week, the U.K. government and some regulatory agencies in the country announced changes to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector and to...

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Big Tech Weekly: Google Faces EU Regulator Crackdown on 2 Fronts
Big Tech Weekly: Google Faces EU Regulator Crackdown on 2 Fronts
June 24, 2022  |  Big Tech

In the latest chapter of Alphabet’s mounting European Union antitrust concerns, the Google Maps platform comes under scrutiny from the German competition watchdog and the...

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TechReg Weekly US: CFPB Eyes Credit Card Late Fee Rules; Data Privacy Bills Advance in Congress 
TechReg Weekly US: CFPB Eyes Credit Card Late Fee Rules; Data Privacy Bills Advance in...
June 24, 2022  |  Technology

This week, U.S. lawmakers have proposed new legislation seeking to increase customers’ control over their financial data. A new data privacy bill has also overcome...

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Data Privacy Bill Passes US House Panel
Data Privacy Bill Passes US House Panel
June 23, 2022  |  Regulation

A new bipartisan privacy bill has been passed by a U.S. House of Representatives panel looking to limit collection of personal data, Reuters reported Thursday...

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Apple Fights Big Tech Regulation Over App Payments
Apple Fights Big Tech Regulation Over App Payments
June 23, 2022  |  Apple

Apple leaders are worried that an antitrust bill focused on opening the app store market will make iPhones less secure, despite assurances from Congress, according...

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