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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.
(source: en.wikipedia.org)
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4.7KSecurity & FraudEU Puts Big Bank Cybersecurity To The Test
With cyberattacks on the rise, the European Union may be taking new steps to ensure banks are at the top of their...
- International
U.K.’s May: Brexit Pain Lies Ahead
With every breakup comes some pain. But in the case of Brexit, it’s hard to gauge just how much pain may lie...
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3.3KInternationalFormer BoE Governor Says Single Market Doesn’t Mesh With Brexit
A former governor of the Bank of England called on Britain to stop thinking Brexit meshes with staying in the European Union’s...
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2.1KRidesharingUber Makes The Case For Its Business Model In Europe’s Highest Court
Just five years after expanding its ride-hailing business in Europe, Uber faced Europe’s highest court on Tuesday (Nov. 29) to defend its...
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4.1KeCommerceVisa Says EU Proposal On Electronic Payments Could Hurt Online Shopping
An EU plan to require passwords or codes to authenticate electronic payments is raising the ire of Visa, which said Tuesday (Nov....
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2.2KRegulationEU Aims For New Bank Capital Rules
The European Commission is on track to debut a number of provisions as early as Wednesday (Nov. 23) that would “mirror” rules...
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UK Court Says Parliament Must OK Brexit
No Brexit for you. Or maybe there will be. As reported Thursday (Nov. 3), a U.K. court has ruled that the nation’s government...
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2.7KInternationalEU Court Upholds Websites Storing IP Addresses
The European Union’s highest court decided on Wednesday (Oct. 19) to allow websites to store the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses on users...
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3.7KSecurity & FraudEU Says Cybercrime Is On The Rise
The European Union’s police agency, Europol, has seen a significant spike in the number of cybercriminals gaining from malicious activities. The latest data...
- eCommerce
EC Report Sees Antitrust Concerns In eCommerce
The European Commission, which operates as the antitrust watchdog in the European Union, said on Thursday (Sept. 15) that there may be...
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European Commission Set to Propose New Telecom Regulations Next Week
Facebook’s WhatsApp, Apple’s FaceTime and Skype are all on the European Commission’s list, which would include tightening security regulations. After alluding to...
- Payment Methods
ACI Worldwide Amps Up Erste Bank Hungary Electronic Payments
One of Hungary’s largest banks, Erste Bank Hungary (EBH), is enhancing its electronic payment services by working more closely with partner ACI Worldwide. ACI...
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5.3KAmazonAmazon Slips Up With Dash Button
Amazon may find that EU users are under no obligation to pay for goods ordered using the Dash Button, which has been...
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Ireland to Appeal European Commission’s Apple Tax Decision
Ireland’s cabinet says it will move forward with its appeal of the European Commission’s ruling to recoup $14.5 billion in unpaid taxes...
- International
How To Save The EU, According To Stiglitz
Can this marriage be saved … and should it be? The eurozone has been rocked by the surprise result of the Brexit...
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4.2KSecurity & FraudDid Tinder Violate EU Data Protection Laws?
EU lawmaker Marc Tarabella thinks so and is calling for the European Commission to investigate the online dating platform for collecting the...
- Bitcoin
First Regulated Bitcoin Product Launches In Europe
Digital currency is all the rage among a small section of the population, but it’s about to get more mainstream with the...
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4.5KSecurity & FraudEU Requests $2B Public-Private Cybersecurity Investment
The European Union wants to work with private companies to fund cybersecurity research. According to Computerworld, the EU has already put up...
- Regulation
Inside Token’s Compliance Monetization Toolbox
The “R” word. Regulation is one of two words that keep a lot of payments executives up at night (the other being...
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4.1KEuropeEU, US Find Common Ground On Data Transfer Pact
Changes to strengthen the data transfer pact between the European Union and the U.S. were agreed upon late last week. Not only...
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4.7KInternationalBrexit Darkens The Payments Landscape?
Issuers are taking it on the chin headed into the final hours of stock trading on this historic Friday post Brexit. The...
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3.2KRetailBrexit And The Retail Conundrum
The voting has begun as of this writing and the world holds its breath, peering at lines queuing up to finally give...
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6.4KInternationalBrexit A Thorn In FinTech’s Side?
Will it really happen? Thus far polls show that in the U.K., with an eye on the European Union, the answer to...
- Regulation
EU Sets Guidelines To Support Sharing Economy
The sharing economy, regardless of country, has ruffled a lot of regulatory feathers. The question in the debate always comes down to...
- Cross Border Commerce
EU Said To Ease X-Border Commerce Rules
A new proposal issued from the EU this week would open up doors for cross-border commerce. As part of wider discussions, the...
- Regulation
EU Regulators Turn Up Heat on Google, Amazon, Apple
The European Commission has its eyes on how it should regulate platform business once again. This time around, the EU is reviewing...
- International
EU Regulators Warn Clearing Houses Need More Checks
When it comes to ensuring the resiliency of clearing houses that process derivatives, better checks and balances are necessary in the European...
- Bitcoin
Bitstamp Secures EU’s First Bitcoin Exchange National License
Bitstamp has stamped its name in the record books in the EU for being the first company of its kind to secure...
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1.7KInternationalSEPA Wide Instant Payments Gains (Some) Bank Support
EBA Clearing, a Paris-based provider of pan-European payment infrastructure, announced yesterday (April 19) that it has the support of 40 financial institutions for...
- Cross Border Commerce
Raisin Launches X-Border Savings Platform
A FinTech startup is aiming to break down the banking borders between countries in Europe. TechCrunch reports that Berlin-based Raisin (formerly known...
- Cross Border Commerce
EU Regulators May Launch X-Border eCommerce Investigation
There appears to be some dirty pool taking place over eCommerce between countries in the European Union, and antitrust regulators might be...
- Cross Border Commerce
What Will EU Regulators’ X-Border eCommerce Findings Reveal?
The long-anticipated report from the European Union competition watchdog will soon be released, providing everyone in the cross-border eCommerce industry an insight...
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7.8KSecurity & FraudWestern Union Under Watch As EU Eyes Money Transfer Market
Western Union is being questioned by the European Union’s antitrust regulators in relation to allegations that it conspired with banks to push its...
- Bitcoin
EU’s Bitcoin Crackdown, JPMorgan’s Blockchain Bet And Silk Road’s Bust 2.0
Take it from the misguided bitcoin criminals sitting behind bars: bitcoin isn’t anonymous. But the EU’s new legislation is all about curtailing...
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EU Targets Bitcoin, Prepaid To Curb Terrorism Financing
The European Commission isn’t warming up to bitcoin. Or prepaid cards, for that matter. The EU is proposing regulations to crack down...
- Bitcoin
EU Won’t Regulate Bitcoin — For Now
The European Union said Monday (Jan. 25) that it plans to spend its resources monitoring digital currencies, like bitcoin, instead of formally...
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5.6KSecurity & FraudWhy The EU Data Privacy Law Matters To US Companies
While Europe continues to usher in its newly passed data privacy law, U.S. companies are left to figure how the change in...
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4.1KInternationalEU 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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5.8KInternationalBe 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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1.9KSecurity & 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...
- Europe
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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1.5KNewsWhat 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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2.0KInternationalEurope’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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2.1KInternationalRegulation 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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1.9KNewsEU 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...
