EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Italy’s Real-Time Payments Adoption Shows Promise Despite Slow Growth
Italy’s Real-Time Payments Adoption Shows Promise Despite Slow Growth
May 01, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

As digital payments and the need for faster and more efficient financial transactions grow in popularity, countries and regions around the world are accelerating the...

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Proposed Stablecoin Bill Would Give States Right to Regulate Crypto
Proposed Stablecoin Bill Would Give States Right to Regulate Crypto
April 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s go-ahead landscape is reaching a critical regulatory inflection point. And it may be stablecoins, the backbone of the cryptocurrency economy, that help chart a...

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EPI Will Debut P2P Digital Wallet in 2024
EPI Will Debut P2P Digital Wallet in 2024
April 25, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The European Payments Initiative says its vision of a unified payment system is closer to reality. The EPI plans to launch a pilot of a person-to-person instant...

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EU Is Embracing Crypto, Will Its Banking Sector?
EU Is Embracing Crypto, Will Its Banking Sector?
April 24, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The regulation approach of the European Union and the United States when it comes to the cryptocurrency sector is now oceans apart. That distance may...

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EU Crypto Regulations Pass as Policymakers Claim Advantage Over US
EU Crypto Regulations Pass as Policymakers Claim Advantage Over US
April 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

How do you deal with a problem like crypto? While American regulators and lawmakers quibble over how to properly oversee the infamously tumultuous digital asset...

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Amazon Enables Sellers to Add 9 European Stores
Amazon Enables Sellers to Add 9 European Stores
April 19, 2023  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon now enables sellers to expand their business more quickly to its nine European stores. The new European Expansion Accelerator allows sellers who already sell in at least...

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European Commission Proposes Devoting $1.2 Billion to New Cybersecurity Initiatives
European Commission Proposes Devoting $1.2 Billion to New Cybersecurity Initiatives
April 18, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

The European Commission has proposed devoting 1.1 billion euros (about $1.2 billion) to new cybersecurity initiatives. The proposal of the European Union Cyber Solidarity Act...

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AI Regulations Need to Target Data Provenance and Protect Privacy
AI Regulations Need to Target Data Provenance and Protect Privacy
April 11, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The speed with which AI is radically transforming global economies has not escaped regulators’ attention. As fears continue to grow over the potential use-case implications...

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Germany Could Grab 3.4 Billion Real-Time Payments Opportunity by 2026
Germany Could Grab 3.4 Billion Real-Time Payments Opportunity by 2026
April 10, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

As European Union countries have leveraged preexisting economic relationships to offer quick and seamless cross-border payments across the region, real-time payment adoption has seen historic...

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