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4.0KInternationalEU Says ‘Yes’ To Data Protection Regulations
Long-awaited data protection regulations were officially passed into law by the European Union on Tuesday (Dec. 15). According to The New York...
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Will EU Credit Card Reform Hurt Consumers?
Merchants Payments Coalition has issued a press release outlining reforms in credit card fees paid by merchants throughout the European Union to...
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5.7KInternationalBe Wary On Benefits Of EU Interchange Fee Cuts
In the United Kingdom and all across Europe, the debate over card fees, and card fee caps, continues. SkyNews reported that U.K. businesses...
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1.8KSecurity & FraudEU Cybersecurity Law To Keep Companies In Check
EU lawmakers and member states are making a move to hold Internet firms accountable for reporting serious security breaches or else face...
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EU Eyes Privacy Watchdog Clause In US Data Pact
The flow of personal data is something that can easily be taken for granted in an era of lightning-fast Wi-Fi connections, always-on...
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1.2KInternationalEU Has Backed Startups To Tune Of $1.1B This Year
The European Commission has been active on the venture capital front, having invested as much as $1.1 billion into VC funds throughout...
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EU Regulators Put Android OS Under The Microscope
In proceeding with her organization’s antitrust case regarding Google’s practices on the continent, the European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has also...
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1.4KNewsWhat The EU Privacy Ruling Means For SMBs
The European Union’s decision to change transatlantic personal data sharing rules might seriously affect American businesses with operations in Europe and data...
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1.9KInternationalEurope’s High Court Strikes Down EU-US ‘Safe Harbor’ Data Sharing
Data transfer between the U.S. and Europe just hit a major bump in the road. The Court of Justice of the European...
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1.8KInternationalViolent Protests Push Uber Expansion Under The Radar
The saga of Uber and its trials and travails as it attempts to navigate new markets in Europe hit a new snag...
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2.0KInternationalRegulation Study Looms For Uber In Europe
In a new development in the ever-raging battle between Uber and European taxi drivers, the European Commission will undertake a study next...
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1.8KNewsEU Cybersecurity Law Cracks Down On Internet Giants
New EU cybersecurity regulations may force Internet giants to tighten up their security protocols in order to keep authorities in the loop...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsEuropean Regulation Brings New Security Standards This Month
As EMV is largely complete and card not present fraud dominates across the pond, new payments industry security standards are coming to...
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1.3KEuropeIs Amazon In Trouble With The EU?
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, announced last week (June 11) that the EU is looking into Amazon e-books business practices on...
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MasterCard May Face More EU Pressure About Card Fees
MasterCard may soon be in some hot water with European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported, citing sources said to be familiar with an...
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EU Makes Its Cross-Border Goals Official
PYMNTS reported earlier this week on the European Commission’s alleged plans – uncovered by leaked documents – to accelerate cross-border payments and commerce...
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1.4KEuropeIs Silicon Valley In The Crosshairs Of EU Regulators?
Earlier this week, we reported that Google is gearing up for a potential anti-trust fight with the European Union. As it turns...
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Europe’s Answer To Silicon Valley
After decades of tech dominance in California’s Silicon Valley – particularly by firms like Google and Facebook – it seems Europe is...
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Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
Uber filed a complaint against Spain with European Union regulators this week, charging that the country violated E.U. laws by banning some...
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EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
The European Union will spend a year studying why online shoppers in the 28-nation Euro zone don’t often buy products outside their...
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EU Parliament Votes To Limit Interchange Fees
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (March 10) to cap payment card interchange fees for consumer payments, according to Finextra. The...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsMore Red Tape Coming For Cross-Border Payments
Regulators around the world are stepping up anti-money-laundering (AML) efforts, and, as a result, lenders are tightening the screws on cross-border payments,...
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2.6KEuropeEU Cracks Down On Mobile Payments
The European Union Council of Ministers is preparing to toughen the rules for all mobile and digital payments, according to a report...
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1.6KEuropeRussia Backs Off Deadline For Visa, MasterCard Security Deposits
Russia’s Central Bank is preparing to abandon its deadline for MasterCard and Visa to pay transaction security deposits because neither has yet...
