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French Telecom CEO Suggests Big Tech Platforms Should Share in Cost of Infrastructure

French Telecom CEO Suggests Big Tech Platforms Should Share in Cost of Infrastructure
French Telecom CEO Suggests Big Tech Platforms Should Share in Cost of Infrastructure
July 10, 2022  |  Big Tech

Orange CEO Christel Heydemann said Big Tech has been “forcing” phone companies to invest more in boosting network qualities while not helping to meet the...

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Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe; ECB and BoE Raise Concerns About the Implementation of Crypto Regulation 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: Big Tech Firms Faces New Online Platform Rules and Probes in Europe;...
July 08, 2022  |  Europe

This week, the EU parliament approved two landmark bills that will regulate online platforms, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act — but...

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Benchmarking the EU’s Digital Engagement: France
Benchmarking the EU’s Digital Engagement: France
July 07, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In this final installment of PYMNTS’ five-part series on digital transformation in the European Union, we focus on France and its digital engagement compared to...

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French European Parliament Member Wants Binance Approval Regulatory Review
French European Parliament Member Wants Binance Approval Regulatory Review
July 05, 2022  |  Europe

A French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) wrote a June 13 letter pushing for her country’s market regulator to review its approval of the...

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Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking Regulator Proposes Standard APIs To Boost Open Banking 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking...
July 01, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

This week the most notorious development in the TechREG space is the agreement reached by EU institutions on the scope of the regulation that will...

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Decathlon and Payer Strike Deal for Digital B2B Invoicing
Decathlon and Payer Strike Deal for Digital B2B Invoicing
June 30, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Decathlon, a chain of department stores that operates throughout Europe and says it stocks equipment for some 70 sports, will use a digital B2B invoicing...

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French Lawmaker Criticizes Binance Approval
French Lawmaker Criticizes Binance Approval
June 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A French lawmaker is urging the country’s market regulator to reconsider its “incomprehensible” decision last month to OK the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Get the Full...

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Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
June 16, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

France’s Competition Authority said Thursday (June 16) it had accepted promises by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to share some advertising data with competitors in the...

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