Competition

TomTom Sells Telematics Unit In Ongoing Push With Google Maps

TomTom Sells Telematics Unit In Ongoing Push With Google Maps
TomTom Sells Telematics Unit In Ongoing Push With Google Maps
January 22, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

TomTom, a Dutch navigation and mapping company, has sold its telematics unit to Bridgestone Europe for €910 million ($1,033 billion). Get the Full Story Complete...

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AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
AG Nominee Mulls Antitrust Probe For Tech Giants
January 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

William Barr, the nominee for attorney general, said that government regulators might need to take a deeper look at tech “behemoths” like Facebook, Microsoft and...

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2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond
2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond
December 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best...

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Deutsche Bank: How To Make FI/FinTech Partnerships Work
Deutsche Bank: How To Make FI/FinTech Partnerships Work
December 27, 2018  |  Innovation

David Watson of Deutsche Bank contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ Masterclass series, where participants in the world of payments and commerce can...

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Eleven Banks Cleared For Piece Of $1B RBS Fund
Eleven Banks Cleared For Piece Of $1B RBS Fund
December 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Eleven banks have been granted access to a £350 million ($443 million USD) program that will allow for them to take business clients away from...

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No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms
December 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have escaped a forced breakup from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), The Guardian reported...

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EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
December 10, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Regulators in the European Union looked at Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payment system, and came to a conclusion about its market dominance, according to...

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Amazon Hit With Antitrust Complaint In Austria
Amazon Hit With Antitrust Complaint In Austria
December 10, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon, the country’s largest eCommerce player, has seen retailers in Austria file a complaint with their country’s competition authority over the company’s roles as both a...

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GO-JEK Rolls Into Singapore
GO-JEK Rolls Into Singapore
November 29, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Indonesian ride-hailing startup GO-JEK is getting set to launch a preliminary version of its ride-hailing app in Singapore this week, taking on rival Grab. According...

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