European Union

The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021 Growth Forecast

Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021 Growth Forecast
Today In Payments Around The World: Flipkart Eyes Possible Traditional US IPO; IMF Bolsters 2021...
April 07, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Walmart’s Flipkart is working toward going public, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has brightened its global...

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Report: Delegated Authentication Puts Merchants In The SCA Driver’s Seat
Report: Delegated Authentication Puts Merchants In The SCA Driver’s Seat
April 07, 2021  |  Authentication

Fraud is a never-ending problem in the payments world despite the billions of dollars organizations are spending to prevent it. Payments fraud in general is...

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EU Council Backs Instant Cross Border Payments
EU Council Backs Instant Cross Border Payments
March 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Instant payments, integrated — and pan-European in scope. This week, the Council of the European Union backed the formation of an integrated and instant system...

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Apple Faces Lawsuit From Spotify Complaint Over Music Services
Apple Faces Lawsuit From Spotify Complaint Over Music Services
March 04, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple might have an EU lawsuit coming down the pipeline related to music streaming, Reuters reports. The suit stems from a claim by rival Spotify,...

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France Wants To Level Up EU’s Tech Regulation
France Wants To Level Up EU’s Tech Regulation
February 16, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The European Union’s proposed mandates to regulate Big Tech has France weighing in to wield its own power to assess penalties, the Financial Times reported on...

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European Legislators Willing To Delay Big Tech Hearing
European Legislators Willing To Delay Big Tech Hearing
January 29, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

Legislators in the European Union have informed Alphabet, Facebook, Apple and Amazon that they are open to delaying a potential hearing beyond Feb. 1, its...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Travel Platform Klook Lands $200 Million; Gojek Aims To Become International Player
Today In Payments Around The World: Travel Platform Klook Lands $200 Million; Gojek Aims To...
January 27, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Klook has closed a Series E funding round headed up by Aspex Management, while Gojek is aiming...

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EU, ECB To Probe Policy And Legal Issues With Digital Euro
EU, ECB To Probe Policy And Legal Issues With Digital Euro
January 20, 2021  |  Europe

The European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) have released a joint statement saying they’re considering beginning work on a digital euro. The statement...

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