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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Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
January 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union. On Friday (Jan. 25), the DPC said it was again looking...

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Mastercard Fined $648M Over X-Border EU Interchange Fees
Mastercard Fined $648M Over X-Border EU Interchange Fees
January 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Mastercard was slapped with a $648.3 million fine by the European Union, which alleged that the payments company raised the costs of card payments artificially....

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Alipay Latest To Ride eMoney License Trend
Alipay Latest To Ride eMoney License Trend
January 21, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as...

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EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report
EU Antitrust Reg Margrethe Vestager Plans Big Tech Policy Report
January 21, 2019  |  Regulation

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s top antitrust cop, is coming to the end of her term as antitrust enforcer, but not before she plans to...

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UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
January 17, 2019  |  International

British lenders say that leading up to Brexit, they expect the largest drop in demand for credit cards and mortgages than they’ve seen in many...

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Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
January 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In a historic defeat, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May saw a dramatic rejection of her Brexit deal on Tuesday (Jan. 15), adding renewed uncertainty as...

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Will Google And The Digital Economy Be Tied To EU’s ‘Right To Be Forgotten’?
Will Google And The Digital Economy Be Tied To EU’s ‘Right To Be Forgotten’?
January 11, 2019  |  Google

Excuse the hyperbole, but Google (and other search engines) dodged a bullet this week when it came to privacy regulations that come out of the...

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Auditors Say EU Failed To Stop Misuse Of Funds
Auditors Say EU Failed To Stop Misuse Of Funds
January 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Auditors of the European Union said Thursday (Jan. 10) that the EU is failing to stop the misuse of funds to the tune of hundreds...

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PSD2: Ready Or Not? Not, Says Whitepages Pro
PSD2: Ready Or Not? Not, Says Whitepages Pro
January 10, 2019  |  Regulation

Eight months can seem like an eternity – all the time in the world to get things done, to plan, to implement, to do the...

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