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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Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
March 21, 2021  |  Global Payments

Visa is preparing to increase the fees it charges on behalf of banks on transactions between the United Kingdom and European Union countries beginning in...

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Account-to-Account Transactions Take Hold In The EU
Account-to-Account Transactions Take Hold In The EU
March 10, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Payments and immediate gratification are becoming joined in ways that reflect the direct and instant trends that have been evident since early last year. A...

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EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
March 02, 2021  |  Europe

The eurozone, facing high unemployment rates in an attempt to keep the pandemic contained, has economists convinced a double-dip economic recession is coming, the Financial...

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FreshBooks Teams With Salt Edge For SMB Open Banking Tech
FreshBooks Teams With Salt Edge For SMB Open Banking Tech
March 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Accounting software company FreshBooks has teamed with open banking technology provider Salt Edge to help their expanding European Union customer base handle finance workflows in...

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EU Health Ministers Told To Step Up Vaccine Distribution
EU Health Ministers Told To Step Up Vaccine Distribution
March 01, 2021  |  Coronavirus

As the European Union gets ready to finalize vaccine certificates, health ministers have been told to step up the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations, Bloomberg reported...

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US Concedes On Voluntary Provision In Global Digital Tax Discussion
US Concedes On Voluntary Provision In Global Digital Tax Discussion
February 28, 2021  |  International

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Washington is poised to drop a contentious part of its proposal for reforming global tax rules, which had...

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Mastercard Planning Higher Fees For UK EU Transactions
Mastercard Planning Higher Fees For UK EU Transactions
January 25, 2021  |  Mastercard

U.K. shoppers could see higher prices for European Union purchases due to a planned increase in Mastercard fees, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Jan....

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Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
January 20, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the European Union, accusing the EU’s competition watchdog of granting Italian antitrust officials leeway, according to Reuters on Wednesday...

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EU Releases First Drafts For Digital Services, Digital Markets Acts
EU Releases First Drafts For Digital Services, Digital Markets Acts
December 15, 2020  |  Regulation

The European Commission released on Tuesday (Dec. 15) extensive potential new regulations for digital services that would cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms,...

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