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1.4KInternationalWhy Belgium Can Be A Good ‘Test Market’ For FinTech Firms
Belgium, which is home to many European Union (EU) institutions, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub. The country has the fifth-highest number...
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2.3KInnovationUL: The Trucking Industry, Aided By Digital Tech, Is About To Get Smarter
Less than a year from now, more data — and the “smart” gear that collects and transmits it — will come to...
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1.4KGoogleMobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted financial results Monday (July 23) that beat analyst expectations, and included a 26 percent year-over-year...
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2.5KPartnerships / AcquisitionsEuropean Commission Looking Into Thales’ Proposed Acquisition Of Gemalto
Gemalto, the digital security company that is being acquired by Thales, the French aerospace and defense company, will see the European Commission...
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1.4KEuropeBrussels Rebuffs UK Post-Brexit FinServ Plan
Brussels has rejected the U.K.’s proposals on how to govern London’s access to the European market after Brexit. According to the Financial Times,...
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1.8KGooglePresident Trump Not Happy With EU Fine On Google
President Donald Trump is coming to the defense of Google after the European Union hit the Internet search giant with a $5...
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1.4KGoogleGoogle And The $5B EU Android Fine – And Its Implications
The fine, finally. Tongue in cheek as that sentiment may be, the EU fine levied over Android and dominance of that operating...
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1.9KGoogleGoogle Hit With $5.1B EU Android Fine
Alphabet’s Google was slapped with a $5.1 billion antitrust fine from the European Union over what the EU calls an abuse of the...
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1.9KRegulationEU: Airbnb Violates Consumer Rules
The European Union (EU) has ordered Airbnb to bring its terms and conditions into line with the bloc’s consumer rules after a...
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4.2KEcosystemsWhat Will Connect Connected Vehicles? The Debate Heats Up
Connections are about control: Who provides and oversees the connecting pieces? Who maintains the flow of goods, services, people and data through...
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2.0KAmazonAmazon Faces Labor Issues As Prime Day Revs Up
As Prime Day is getting ready for push-off in the U.S., workers in Spain and Germany are striking to protest working conditions...
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1.9KRegulationMalta’s Lack Of Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Slammed By EU
The European Banking Authority, the main banking regulator in Europe, slammed Malta for “systematic” failings in the enforcement of anti-money laundering rules,...
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3.1KBank RegulationPSD2 Smiles On Biometrics — And Other Tales From The New World
Watching. Waiting. Concerns about fraud. And an apparent boost for biometrics. The second Payment Services Directive — known as PSD2 — has come...
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1.6KInternationalDespite New EU AML Laws, Banking Scandals Persist
Although new rules to combat money laundering in the European Union took effect this week, there are already calls for more reforms...
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3.3KLegalGDPR Floods Business With Consumer Questions
Look at this way, even if it’s probably far too optimistic: The post-GDPR world is providing chances for companies to engage their...
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1.7KInternationalCopyright Revamp In EU Gets Thumbs Down From Lawmakers (For Now)
The copyright re-tooling will not be as onerous as some had feared, it seems. Reuters reported on Thursday (July 5) that lawmakers in...
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3.5KBank RegulationBad Loans Slow Banks In FinTech Race
FinTech startups and big tech may provide competition for established banks that have bad loans on the books, The European Banking Authority...
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2.3KLegalGDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
Everyone’s always talking about online privacy, but this past week or so has brought a meaningful uptick in that ongoing discussion, including...
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2.9KRegulationRegulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions
Regulators from North America, Great Britain and Asia have requested a formal exemption from the European Union’s new data privacy law that...
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2.4KGoogleIn Wake of Antitrust Case, Google Search Revamp Efforts Bear Fruit For Rivals
Google’s efforts to comply with a European Union (EU) ruling, to “level “ the competitive playing field, seem to be gaining traction,...
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3.5KRegulationGDPR Laggards Can Still Get Ahead Of The Game
The time for “wait and see” is running out when it comes to new European privacy regulations. Soon enough, the financial and...
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2.3KPartnerships / AcquisitionsAlior, solarisBank, Raisin And Mastercard Partner On European Digital Bank
The Poland-based Alior Bank is teaming up with solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to roll out a digital bank in Europe open to...
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2.8KLegalIs The GDPR Coming To The US?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? If so, some European regulators might like what’s going on with California in regards...
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1.4KSecurity & FraudUK Retailer Dixons Carphone Hit With Cyber Breach
British mobile phone and electrical retailer Dixons Carphone announced that its payment card data had been illegally accessed. “We have taken action...
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1.7KEuropeWhy An Insurance Startup Is Targeting Foreign Drivers In The UK
A startup in the United Kingdom called Marshmallow has raised $1.2 million in seed funding as it tries to use digital technology...
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2.2KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
Snapchat’s Sizzly Fizzle, or Fizzly Sizzle Usually in this column the sizzles and the fizzles are pretty distinct. But every so often...
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3.3KInternationalEuropean Banks UniCredit And SocGen Plan Merger
Italy’s UniCredit and French rival Société Générale are planning to merge, which could lead to other big banking mergers throughout Europe. According...
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6.3KRegulationIs GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
Two hundred years ago, the world was introduced to Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s book “Frankenstein” was published in January 1818 and...
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2.3KMarketsLet’s Talk About European Attitudes Toward US Tech Firms
It’s beginning to feel like two kids talking smack in a high school hallway — except, in this case, billions of dollars...
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577EuropeEU Proposes Tougher Stance On Foreign Investments
In response to an increase of Chinese acquisitions of European rivals, the European Parliament’s international trade committee has approved a proposal calling...
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1.9KRegulationAcross Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was. You may be forgiven for thinking that the regulatory environment last...
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1.9KEuropeEU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund...
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3.4KRegulationFacebook, Google Get Hit With GDPR Lawsuits Totaling $8.8B
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is newly on the books in the European Union, but that hasn’t stopped Facebook and Google...
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2.5KNewsFive At Five: McDonald’s, Uber Eats Team Up For Breakfast
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories focus on...
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2.4KGoogleYelp Renews Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Yelp announced that it has renewed a European antitrust complaint against Google. The online reviews company filed a similar complaint in 2014,...
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2.4KRegulationUK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
The U.K. is introducing new laws to make social media safer. According to Reuters, British lawmakers want to tackle “the Wild West...
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2.0KRegulationEU May Create Algorithms To Find Anti-Competitive Pricing
To find companies that may be using software to fix prices, EU regulators may create their own algorithms. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe...
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1.7KToday In DataLiving Up To The Hype (Or Not)
The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but...
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6.3KRegulationGDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
The deadlines for compliance with new European data regulations are right around the corner, and the impact of these changes won’t be...
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2.1KDataIdentityMind CTO: Firms’ Readiness For GDPR Varies Weeks Before Deadline
A month away, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looms large. As Shakespeare wrote centuries ago (without data mapping in mind),...
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1.9KInternational
French President Calls For EU Banking And Lending Reform
Reuters reported Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron may seek to change the enforcement of some banking rules across Europe. The goal...
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1.6KToday In DataAdjusting To The New Normal
The only constant in the world is change: whether it’s the changing shape of the EU, the resetting of rules on how...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsEU Banks Losing Profits, Lending Ability Because Of Reforms, Report Says
The Association for Financial Markets (AFME) in Europe wants regulators to curb the development of aggressive bank regulation, according to Reuters reports...
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2.6KFacebookEU Creates Social Media Working Group To Observe Data Harvesting
European Union privacy watchdogs are responding to the Facebook data scandal by taking a closer look at the harvesting of personal data...
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4.6KInternationalMinister Of State On Ireland’s Post-Brexit Financial Services Landscape
Brexit looms large for Ireland amid trade and border concerns. But opportunity abounds, says minister of state Michael d'arcy, as financial services...
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1.4KFacebookFacebook Wants To Work With EU Regulators On Data Breach
Facebook is hoping to work with regulators in the European Union (EU) after new evidence revealed the data scandal with Cambridge Analytica...
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4.5KRegulationRegulatory Tracker: Blockchain At The State Level, FinTech Sandboxes Go Global — Maybe
Blockchain at the State Level In legislative news, a bipartisan bill is making its way through Congress that urges government agencies to...
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5.5KFinancial InclusionGlobal Regulators Work Together On Blueprint For FinTech ‘Sandbox’
Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.” According to Reuters, Britain’s Financial...
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2.6KNewsEU And Tech Firm Taxes Dominate Regulatory Landscape
Tax season, indeed. The regulatory landscape was dotted with news out of Europe centered on the way that tech firms do business...
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7.1KRegulationThe Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants
There’s no question that the world’s weather patterns are undergoing a massive change. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow...
