October 17, 2019
How New Authentication And Privacy Regulations Affect Retail

How are European Union (EU) merchants and payment providers faring one month post-strong customer authentication (SCA) implementation? According to a study by Barclaycard, some of the fears about false declines...

October 16, 2019
Foursquare Head Wants Stricter Laws Around Location Data

The CEO of Foursquare, a location data company, wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times Wednesday (Oct. 16), saying, “It’s time for Congress to regulate the industry.” “There...

October 08, 2019
Amid eCommerce Expansion, Gauging Merchants’ SCA Readiness

The deadline for strong customer authentication (SCA) came last month, and the new standards are among the final mandates of the revised Payment Services Directive (aka PSD2). But as the...

October 07, 2019
Big Tech Privacy Bill Faces Delays

Big Tech has faced a number of inquiries growing in scope and scrutiny as lawmakers have been focused on competitive practices and efforts to ensure data privacy and protection. To...

October 07, 2019
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the regulation will bring when it...

October 03, 2019
Germany: Data Protection Authorities adopt new GDPR model

Data protection violations may result in German authorities imposing significantly increased fines. The Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (DSK)—the joint body of the German data protection authorities—has agreed...

September 30, 2019
In Asia, Focus On Big Tech Regs And Taxes

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. To that end, in Southeast Asia, a number of countries,...

September 26, 2019
Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony

With questions surrounding Facebook’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee for COO Sheryl Sandberg to...

September 26, 2019
US Companies Scramble To Comply With Impending CA Privacy Law

An estimated half-million businesses will be affected when the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) comes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (Sept. 26)....