Regulatory Tracker news and trends

Lawmakers Get Earful About Big Tech Biz Practices From Smaller Tech Players
ANTITRUST // January 20, 2020

Too big, too dominant — and anticompetitive, to boot. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

EU Regulators Expand Scrutiny On Data Practices – And Bots
Regulation // January 13, 2020

It’s a new year, and in Europe, an expansion of scrutiny and laws governing data sharing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns
Regulation Roundup // January 06, 2020

As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
Regulation // December 02, 2019

Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra may see increased regulatory oversight, at least if new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress comes to pass. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Interviews & Exclusives
Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp

July 31, 2017
Not all financial services regulation is occurring across the pond, though Brexit and other countries grabbed their share of headlines this past week for our Regulatory Tracker. In the United States, President Trump’s nominee for the Fed’s supervision efforts said it is time to mull rolling back some of the regulations in place since the financial crisis.

Dodd-Frank Rollback Tops Regulatory Landscape

June 12, 2017
Big picture thinking dominated news surrounding financial services and payments regulations this past week. In the U.K., a contentious election brought “hard” and “soft” Brexit into question, while Dodd-Frank got a...

Amid Regulatory Changes, Eyes On Europe And China

June 05, 2017
PSD2 and fund flows across the EU, and in China, tightening bank lending top the list for our inaugural regulatory tracker. To paraphrase an old tune, the payments, they are...

Quick Reads
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled

April 30, 2018
Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing […]

Regulatory Tracker: Cryptocurrency Dominates Amidst Controversy

September 18, 2017
Countries are monitoring cryptocurrencies as a means of cutting down on money laundering incidents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...