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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How A Single Digital ID Will Become EU’s Commerce Passport

How A Single Digital ID Will Become EU’s Commerce Passport
How A Single Digital ID Will Become EU’s Commerce Passport
August 29, 2018  |  Europe

When trying to understand the new eIDAS regulations set to go officially online in the EU in September, it helps, Trulioo GM Zac Cohen told...

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Global GDPR Compliance Rates Remain Low
Global GDPR Compliance Rates Remain Low
August 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Compliance of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules remain low across the globe, according to the latest research from Dimensional Research. Reports from the Business...

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European Finance Leaders Want More Progress On Digital Company Tax
European Finance Leaders Want More Progress On Digital Company Tax
July 23, 2018  |  International

The finance leaders in Europe called for more progress to be made on rules for taxing digital companies during a G20 meeting of finance ministers...

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FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
July 19, 2018  |  Google

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday (July 18) that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine Google $5...

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What Will Connect Connected Vehicles? The Debate Heats Up
What Will Connect Connected Vehicles? The Debate Heats Up
July 16, 2018  |  Ecosystems

Connections are about control: Who provides and oversees the connecting pieces? Who maintains the flow of goods, services, people and data through those connections? What...

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FinTech And FIs, Paired And Global, Sandbox By Sandbox
FinTech And FIs, Paired And Global, Sandbox By Sandbox
July 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A whopping $613 billion in cross-border B2B payments is nothing to sneeze at, and the Banking Circle buyout gives the nod to the international appeal...

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Bad Loans Slow Banks In FinTech Race
Bad Loans Slow Banks In FinTech Race
July 04, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

FinTech startups and big tech may provide competition for established banks that have bad loans on the books, The European Banking Authority (EBA) said on...

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Alior, solarisBank, Raisin And Mastercard Partner On European Digital Bank
Alior, solarisBank, Raisin And Mastercard Partner On European Digital Bank
June 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Poland-based Alior Bank is teaming up with solarisBank, Raisin and Mastercard to roll out a digital bank in Europe open to all European Union...

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Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?
Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?
June 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Skillful criminals know how to use crowds — just ask anyone who has been pickpocketed in a subway station. Now that principle applies to Europe’s...

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