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Germany Wants New, Non US Global Payments System
Germany Wants New, Non US Global Payments System
August 22, 2018  |  International

Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas has called for the European Union (EU) to create a new payments system, independent in response to the United...

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JD.com Eyes European Expansion
JD.com Eyes European Expansion
July 23, 2018  |  eCommerce

JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company, has set its sights on Europe for its expansion and is putting the finishing touches on its strategy to enter...

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Amazon Faces Labor Issues As Prime Day Revs Up
Amazon Faces Labor Issues As Prime Day Revs Up
July 16, 2018  |  Amazon

As Prime Day is getting ready for push-off in the U.S., workers in Spain and Germany are striking to protest working conditions at the company’s...

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Germany’s Telecom Regulator Head Going After Google, Facebook
Germany’s Telecom Regulator Head Going After Google, Facebook
July 05, 2018  |  Regulation

Jochen Homann, the president of Germany’s telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur, is going after Google and Facebook, contending that their messaging and email services should face the...

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Google Pay Now Available In Germany
Google Pay Now Available In Germany
June 28, 2018  |  Google

Google Pay, the mobile payment service of Google, is now live in Germany, with customers able to download the payment app via the Google Play...

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With The Aid Of Technology, Teaching The Insurance Industry To ‘Speak Millennial’
With The Aid Of Technology, Teaching The Insurance Industry To ‘Speak Millennial’
June 15, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

In the movement from analog to digital, money matters — the type of money that fuels technology, that underpins new products and projects, as paper...

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EU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
EU Countries Push For Tech Funding To Compete With US And China
May 28, 2018  |  Europe

To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund innovation and research...

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German Spy Agency Says Regulation Of Social Media Firms May Be Necessary
German Spy Agency Says Regulation Of Social Media Firms May Be Necessary
May 15, 2018  |  Regulation

The intelligence agency in Germany implied on Monday (May 14) that more regulation may be applied to social media companies if the European Union can...

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Goldman Looks To Germany As Part Of Marcus’ Expansion
Goldman Looks To Germany As Part Of Marcus’ Expansion
May 14, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Goldman Sachs is eyeing an expansion of its online bank Marcus across Europe and has chosen Germany as the next region after the U.K., reported...

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