Italy

Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
December 27, 2019  |  Cash

Italy, which has one of the lowest rates of credit card use in Europe, may start to see that change soon as the government will...

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Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
December 26, 2019  |  International

Italy has announced that it’s going to follow in France’s footsteps and tax big tech companies, a move that threatens to further complicate relations with...

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Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
November 07, 2019  |  Banking

A German proposal for the EU’s banking union is being opposed by Italy, which said it would impact banks’ ability to compete, according to a...

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Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions
Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions
October 14, 2019  |  International

Italy is preparing to tax digital companies to help fund its 2020 budget as it seeks different revenue streams to avoid a scheduled sales tax...

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Ex-Google Executive Joins Italian Shoe Firm Tod’s
Ex-Google Executive Joins Italian Shoe Firm Tod’s
September 29, 2019  |  Retail

Former Google leader Alessandra Domizi will take the digital helm of Italian shoe and leather company Tod’s on Oct. 14, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 27)....

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Italian Bank UniCredit To Investigate Capital One Data Hack
Italian Bank UniCredit To Investigate Capital One Data Hack
July 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One of Italy’s most well-known banks, UniCredit, said that it was going to start its own probe into the Capital One data breach, according to...

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Italy Fines Facebook $1.1M For Mishandling Data
Italy Fines Facebook $1.1M For Mishandling Data
June 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An Italian data protection regulator hit Facebook with a fine of  €1 million ($1.1M) for violating local privacy laws in relation to the Cambridge Analytica...

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Italy Considers Mini-BOTs To Pay Gov’t Vendors, Igniting Debate
Italy Considers Mini-BOTs To Pay Gov’t Vendors, Igniting Debate
June 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid rising scrutiny over government debt and longer payments to contractors, Italy has churned up debate with its consideration of so-called mini-bills to pay state...

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Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
March 11, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded a program that rewards developers for creating top apps for its Alexa voice assistant to Spain, Italy and France, in a push...

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