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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: US Trade Rep Says Digital Taxes Discriminate Against US Firms; Facebook Removes ‘Likes’ From ‘Pages’

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US Trade Representative: India, Italy, Turkey Digital Taxes Discriminates Against US Firms. Trade Representative (USTR) recently released the results of Section 301 probes of digital services taxes (DSTs) that Turkey, Italy and India have adopted, finding that each tax “discriminates against U.S. Billion Of French Products.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 

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Tumusov wrote in a social media post that “lowering the commission and having the ability to bring products to users is a growth opportunity for IT developers.”. Big Tech Updates Fees to Reflect UK Digital Services Tax. Apple announced upcoming tax changes for apps and in-app purchases to include tax law changes in the U.K.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Executive committee members tell us what advocacy issues they’ll be focused on during their terms, while board members share their words of wisdom for up-and-coming community bankers: themselves. To sum it up, these leaders are all in and all heart for community banking. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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PayPal Launches iZettle Food & Drink In The UK

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The remote payments app allows merchants to charge customers by sending a payment link via SMS, Whatsapp, email or social media. The feature can be used to adjust any change in the tax rate charged on food and non-alcoholic beverages. After that merchants will be charged £29 pounds ($38.52) per month per iOS device.

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Digital Payments Startup GPay Awarded Vietnam License

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“GPay has a supportive ecosystem from G-Group with above 20 million users of financial platforms, game community, social network and technology companies. The G-Group ecosystem includes Vietnam’s social media network Gapo and P2P lending platform Tima.

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4 Ways to Keep Your Small Business Sales Going During COVID-19

PopularBank

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities – and our economy. Some tips include: Stay active on social media. With over 3 billion regular social media users prior to the pandemic, social media is the place where everyone finds entertainment and to reignite a sense of community.

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Amazon To Open Manhattan Office In 2021

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Amazon said it is taking the space in the property, which is being redeveloped, without any of the special tax credits it had been offered previously. The move would rank the social media giant alongside some of Manhattan’s biggest corporate tenants. . Facebook signed a lease for a 1.5 a real-estate data firm. “It