EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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Brexit To Bring ECB Scrutiny To Bear On Banks
Brexit To Bring ECB Scrutiny To Bear On Banks
February 15, 2019  |  Regulation

Brexit backlash? Banks should brace for more focus – at least from the European Central Bank – on capital structure and liquidity as Brexit looms...

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As Brexit Looms, FinTech Firms Scramble For Lithuanian Licenses
As Brexit Looms, FinTech Firms Scramble For Lithuanian Licenses
February 08, 2019  |  International

With Britain set to leave the European Union on March 29, financial companies from Britain and elsewhere are scrambling to secure electronic money institution licenses...

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UK Preps For No-Deal Brexit Via Customs, Clearing Houses
UK Preps For No-Deal Brexit Via Customs, Clearing Houses
February 05, 2019  |  Brexit

The U.K. continues to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit by making sure its clearing houses and customs procedures can still do business...

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Prospect Of ‘No Deal’ Brexit Has FinTechs Scrambling
Prospect Of ‘No Deal’ Brexit Has FinTechs Scrambling
February 01, 2019  |  International

Deal or no deal? No, not the game show, because in the case of “no deal,” it seems like no one wins. That’s a nod...

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Barclays Shifts 15 Pct Of Assets To Dublin In Brexit Plan
Barclays Shifts 15 Pct Of Assets To Dublin In Brexit Plan
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. financial institution Barclays has moved about 15 percent of its total assets to Dublin in anticipation of Brexit, reports in the BBC said on Wednesday...

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Facebook Could Face Challenge To Integrating Messaging Apps In EU
Facebook Could Face Challenge To Integrating Messaging Apps In EU
January 29, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook could face challenges by the European Union if it integrates Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger messaging functions, reported  CNBC. The report, citing the Irish Data...

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Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation
January 25, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union. On Friday (Jan. 25), the DPC said it was again looking...

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Mastercard Fined $648M Over X-Border EU Interchange Fees
Mastercard Fined $648M Over X-Border EU Interchange Fees
January 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Mastercard was slapped with a $648.3 million fine by the European Union, which alleged that the payments company raised the costs of card payments artificially....

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Alipay Latest To Ride eMoney License Trend
Alipay Latest To Ride eMoney License Trend
January 21, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay’s latest expansion — this time, to Luxembourg — shows not only the increasing reach of the China-based mobile payments ecosystem, but also stands as...

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