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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EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
December 16, 2018  |  Brexit

Payment providers in the U.K. are not fully prepared for the chance of a no-deal Brexit, warned the European Banking Authority late last week. Get...

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Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
Amid GDPR Probe, Mobike To Sell Europe Branch
December 12, 2018  |  Regulation

Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike might be looking to spin off its European arm after it was revealed that it’s being investigated for possible breach of the...

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EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
EU Reg Could Probe Apple Pay For Market Dominance
December 10, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Regulators in the European Union looked at Apple Pay, the company’s mobile payment system, and came to a conclusion about its market dominance, according to...

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EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
EU Blockchain Forum Recommends Digital Identity Systems
December 07, 2018  |  Blockchain

In its newest report, the EU Blockchain Forum (EUBF) noted that government bodies need to home in on two aspects of the blockchain to help...

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European Parliament Pushes Tougher Laws Against Google, Amazon, Apple
European Parliament Pushes Tougher Laws Against Google, Amazon, Apple
December 06, 2018  |  Regulation

European lawmakers voted to spruce up legislation aimed at tech giants to put a stop to unfair business practices, according to a Reuters report. Get...

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Brexit’s Looming FX Risk For SMBs
Brexit’s Looming FX Risk For SMBs
December 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Yea or nay for Theresa May’s Brexit plan comes next week, via Parliament’s Dec. 11 vote. SMBs reliant on cross-border trade are exposed to volatility, so...

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Visa, Mastercard Cut Tourist Card Usage Fees To End EU Probe
Visa, Mastercard Cut Tourist Card Usage Fees To End EU Probe
December 04, 2018  |  Regulation

Visa and Mastercard are offering to cut fees that are paid by merchants on tourists’ card payments made in the European Union — an effort...

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Facebook, Google Targeted In Revised Franco-German Tech Tax
Facebook, Google Targeted In Revised Franco-German Tech Tax
December 04, 2018  |  Taxes

France and Germany have come up with a compromise for a European Union (EU)-wide digital tax, abandoning a wide-ranging 3 percent tax on revenues generated...

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Draft Guidelines Clarify GDPR Scope
Draft Guidelines Clarify GDPR Scope
December 03, 2018  |  Regulation

As GDPR continues to take root, having an impact in Europe and beyond the confines of the continent, news came late last month that the...

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