December 02, 2018
Apple/Shazam: Data Is Power, But Not A Problem Here

December 2018 CPI EU News Column edited by Thibault Schrepel, Sam Sadden & Jan Roth (CPI) presents: Apple/Shazam: Data Is Power, But Not A Problem Here By Nicolo Zingales (Sussex Law...

November 29, 2018
Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom

Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick as the new full-time director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), passed an important procedural vote in the Senate on Thursday (Nov. 29), bringing...

November 27, 2018
Urban Massage’s Customer Database Leaked

A popular London-based massage startup has leaked its entire customer database — and could face steep fines due to violating GDPR (General Date Protection Regulation) rules. Urban Massage — now...

November 27, 2018
EU Watchdogs File Privacy Complaint Against Google

Google is facing a privacy complaint filed by a group of European consumer watchdogs that contend the internet giant used manipulative tactics to track the locations of web users so...

November 23, 2018
European Privacy Laws Almost Keep Santa Down

Not even Santa can escape the limits of the privacy laws in Europe. But don’t worry — there is a happy ending (we don’t want to ruin your festive spirit...

November 20, 2018
PODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?

In what has been — historically speaking — the blink of an eye, mobile phones have gone from zero to nearly ubiquitous in a remarkably short time. Today, more than 5 billion people on planet earth carry a mobile phone...

November 13, 2018
Where Bank Account Data Alone Falls Short For SMB FinTech

An application program interface (API) ecosystem is growing to transform the financial services (FinServ) sector, and small business (SMB) banking won’t be left out of the shift. APIs offer third-party...

November 13, 2018
GDPR Compliance Stalls EMEA Acquisition Activity

A new survey shows that an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not going through because of concerns over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. According to a...

November 12, 2018
Top Biz Risks: Cyberattacks, Governance, Changes In Oil Prices

The World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed that cybersecurity, changing energy prices and the ability for countries to provide proper governance were among the largest threats businesses faced this year. According...