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.

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Worldline Needs To Clear EU’s Antitrust Hurdles In Ingenico Deal
Worldline Needs To Clear EU’s Antitrust Hurdles In Ingenico Deal
September 07, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Worldline, the French payments company currently in talks for a 7.8 billion euro deal to buy fellow payments giant Ingenico, might need to go through...

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EU Privacy Regulators Disagree On Twitter Fine
EU Privacy Regulators Disagree On Twitter Fine
August 20, 2020  |  Regulation

European Union (EU) privacy watchdogs are at odds over whether to fine Twitter Inc. for its handling of a data breach last year and how...

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EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
July 23, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday...

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Digital-First Banking Is Meant To Be Excellent
Digital-First Banking Is Meant To Be Excellent
July 23, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

If open banking developments in the European Union (EU) are any indication of what’s coming to America — that’s been the case in recent years...

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EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
July 15, 2020  |  Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG, the collapsed...

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UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
July 09, 2020  |  Regulation

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be...

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EU Questions Rivals About Competition Concerns In Google-Fitbit Deal
EU Questions Rivals About Competition Concerns In Google-Fitbit Deal
July 02, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

European regulators are investigating Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit, the San Francisco-based wearable technology maker, the Financial Times reported. Consumer and privacy groups have argued...

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Merchants Solving For Data Compliance
Merchants Solving For Data Compliance
July 02, 2020  |  Regulation

Driven by COVID-19 fears and stampeding online, consumers overwhelmed many businesses in 2020 that were unprepared for drastic, sudden eCommerce volume. That picture has brightened...

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