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TechREG Weekly EMEA: Top Officials Call for Crypto Regulation; EU, UK Regulators Focus on Consumer Credit Rules, Fraud Prevention Tools

TechREG Weekly EMEA: Top Officials Call for Crypto Regulation; EU, UK Regulators Focus on Consumer Credit Rules, Fraud Prevention Tools
TechREG Weekly EMEA: Top Officials Call for Crypto Regulation; EU, UK Regulators Focus on Consumer...
May 20, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

This week, policymakers and regulators in Europe have continued issuing warnings about cryptocurrencies as “highly speculative assets” and renewed calls for “consistent and comprehensive” crypto...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight; Britain and Argentina Crack Down
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight;...
May 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators and central bankers around the world have long had stablecoins in their sites as a potential threat to financial security, their control over economies...

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HCL Technologies Boosts Its Wealth Management Business With Buy of Switzerland’s Confinale
HCL Technologies Boosts Its Wealth Management Business With Buy of Switzerland’s Confinale
May 10, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global tech company HCL Technologies will be acquiring Confinale, a Switzerland-based digital banking and wealth management consulting specialist and Avaloq Premium Implementation Partner, a press...

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Citi Debuts SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
Citi Debuts SEPA Instant Payments in Europe
May 04, 2022  |  Real-Time Payments

Citi unveiled Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, the latest of its instant payments offerings, according to a company press release on...

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EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
May 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta, Netflix and other tech firms may have to pay some of the cost of Europe’s telecom network, the European Commission’s Margrethe Vestager said...

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Nium Plans $400M European Expansion
Nium Plans $400M European Expansion
April 29, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Digital payments startup Nium is in discussions to make a $400 million acquisition to help it expand across Europe, Co-Founder and CEO Prajit Nanu said....

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EU Nails Down Content Rules of Digital Services Act
EU Nails Down Content Rules of Digital Services Act
April 22, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The final details of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding content are being nailed down and could be decided as early as Friday...

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US-Based FinTech Nova Credit Expands to Europe
US-Based FinTech Nova Credit Expands to Europe
April 12, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Nova Credit, the San Francisco-headquartered FinTech, is betting Europe will be the next place to set up shop, the company announced Tuesday (April 12). Get...

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