Big Tech

Top New In Payments: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention; Mastercard On The Opportunity For ePayables
Top New In Payments: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention; Mastercard On The Opportunity...
August 27, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, a report shows that credit unions could be more in tune with their customers’ needs, and a senior executive...

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New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
August 26, 2019  |  Regulation

Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater...

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US Lawmakers Seek Tighter Regulation Of Financial Cloud Services
US Lawmakers Seek Tighter Regulation Of Financial Cloud Services
August 23, 2019  |  Regulation

Democratic House Representatives Katie Porter and Nydia Velázquez have asked the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to look into tighter oversight of Big Tech cloud...

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DOJ Joins State AGs In Big Tech Antitrust Probe
DOJ Joins State AGs In Big Tech Antitrust Probe
August 20, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. government is working with state attorneys general to probe online platforms for possible antitrust violations, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Aug. 20). The U.S....

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State AGs Prep To Launch Big Tech Antitrust Probe
State AGs Prep To Launch Big Tech Antitrust Probe
August 19, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

With another layer of scrutiny brought to an industry that is within the federal spotlight, a collection of state attorneys general is getting ready to...

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
August 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted last week, the...

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Are Chinese Tech Stocks Set For Fizzle?
Are Chinese Tech Stocks Set For Fizzle?
August 15, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

A trade war tariff reprieve does not a sustainable rally make, at least not for Chinese tech stocks. However, the news Thursday (Aug. 15) was...

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FTC Chief Says Breaking Up Big Tech Is On The Table
FTC Chief Says Breaking Up Big Tech Is On The Table
August 13, 2019  |  Regulation

The chief of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he’d he’d be willing to break up tech companies if necessary, according to a report...

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DOJ Lawyer To Advise Barr On Antitrust Review
DOJ Lawyer To Advise Barr On Antitrust Review
August 08, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has appointed a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust outfit to be his go-to in a large probe into tech...

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