European Union

The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km² and an estimated total population of about 447 million.

(source: europa.eu)

EU Banking Authority Payment Fraud Consult May Impact PSD2
EU Banking Authority Payment Fraud Consult May Impact PSD2
April 18, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Tuesday, April 19 will close a public consultation launched in January to better understand certain trends of payment fraud...

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US Proposed Antitrust Bills and EU´s Digital Markets Act Have Clear Differences 
US Proposed Antitrust Bills and EU´s Digital Markets Act Have Clear Differences 
April 14, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Digital platforms are under scrutiny in many jurisdictions. In the U.S. and the EU, there are significant bill projects that will regulate how platforms interact...

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EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament (EP) approved the European Governance Data Act (DGA) on Wednesday with 501 votes to 12. This act aims to increase data sharing...

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Giant Online Platforms Could Face Enforcement Fee Under EU Rules
Giant Online Platforms Could Face Enforcement Fee Under EU Rules
April 05, 2022  |  Taxes

The world’s biggest online platforms could be assessed an annual fee of up to 0.1% of yearly net income to cover costs to regulate compliance...

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Digital Euro Will Balance Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering Concerns, Finance Ministers Say
Digital Euro Will Balance Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering Concerns, Finance Ministers Say
April 04, 2022  |  CBDC

A new digital euro will offer more privacy for smaller transactions — though full anonymity is still apparently off the table, Coindesk wrote Monday (April...

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Today in Crypto: Coinbase Bullish on NFTs; Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Bullish on NFTs; Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
March 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In cryptocurrency news, Coinbase might see another $1.26 billion in revenue from its NFT segment, according to Needham analyst John Todaro, Coindesk wrote Thursday (March...

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EU Parliament To Debate Blockchain Bill After Crypto Bill 
EU Parliament To Debate Blockchain Bill After Crypto Bill 
March 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Without much time to think about the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) proposal voted Monday (March 14) by the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Economic...

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EU Data Strategy May Facilitate Open Finance in Europe
EU Data Strategy May Facilitate Open Finance in Europe
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

Since 2016, the European Commission has been designing a data strategy that aims to facilitate companies’ access to vast amounts of data they couldn’t access...

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Amazon Likely to Win MGM Acquisition Case in EU, Report Says
Amazon Likely to Win MGM Acquisition Case in EU, Report Says
March 09, 2022  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon is likely to claim victory in a European Union antitrust court regarding its case to buy movie studio MGM for $8.5 billion, Reuters reported...

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