data regulation

FTC Seeks to Strengthen Rules Around Monetizing Children’s Data
FTC Seeks to Strengthen Rules Around Monetizing Children’s Data
December 20, 2023  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes meant to enhance children’s privacy and restrict companies’ ability to exploit children’s data for monetization purposes. The proposed changes...

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US, EU Data Sharing Framework Paves Way for ‘Trust and Consumer Confidence’
US, EU Data Sharing Framework Paves Way for ‘Trust and Consumer Confidence’
September 28, 2023  |  Regulation

Ashley Eisenberg, data privacy officer at Forter, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that as companies do business across borders, data access — and protection...

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EU Regulators Anticipate Tech Evolution to Stay Ahead of Data Privacy Trends
EU Regulators Anticipate Tech Evolution to Stay Ahead of Data Privacy Trends
March 21, 2023  |  Connected Economy

German automaker Mercedes-Benz and Visa recently announced the rolling out of in-car payments technology, a move that is poised to usher in the next frontier...

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COVID Or No, Data Demands Compliance
COVID Or No, Data Demands Compliance
April 01, 2020  |  Regulation

Consumer data privacy laws were making compliance difficult before a pandemic brought the world to a halt. But COVID-19 also triggered emergency loopholes in data...

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Today In Payments: BoA Mortgage Customers Can Defer Payments; India’s Proposed Rules Will Force Big Tech To Turn Over Data
Today In Payments: BoA Mortgage Customers Can Defer Payments; India’s Proposed Rules Will Force Big Tech...
March 20, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Bank of America will offer mortgage, credit card and other loan deferments to customers impacted by the coronavirus, and India is...

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Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
Antitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
February 11, 2020  |  Google

Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall...

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EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
February 05, 2020  |  Regulation

Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers, including issues over...

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
January 31, 2020  |  Regulation

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants in the European Union (EU) have had some time to get used to both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

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Top News In Payments: UK Regulators’ Data Violation Fines Top $126M; Google CEO Calls For AI Governance
Top News In Payments: UK Regulators’ Data Violation Fines Top $126M; Google CEO Calls For...
January 20, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, U.K. regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international...

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