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Google Quits Cookies As Data Privacy Regs Show Fangs

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The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations , powered by Ekata, dives deep into this complex and unsettled topic, from possible abrupt retail impacts to long-term open banking repercussions. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) turns two in May, and just like a toddler, it’s messing things up­ (for some).

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Today In Payments: Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal; Google Critics Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement

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urged antitrust regulators to act fast in enforcement toward Google. Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement. as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible.

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’

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When the story of the coronavirus is written, when it comes to financial services, the key chapters will focus on the pace at which innovation accelerated — and where a range of players came together to create ecosystems, rather than to simply compete in zero-sum, winner-take-all bids for consumers. Ready For The Digital Shift.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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Overseen by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the charter would allow firms like Facebook, Google or Amazon to bypass the process by which they need to collect money transmitter licenses state by state. They argue that the OCC would oversee the new charter holders — but not as rigorously as state regulators would.

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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

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It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . According to the latest edition of the Innovation Readiness report, only 22.3

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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Notches $300 Million: Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Seeks To Further Digital Innovation

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Grab Financial Group, a Southeast Asian FinTech, said it notched $300 million in a funding round. Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Aims To Advance Digital Innovation. SAMA is debuting an open banking policy to further digital innovation in the financial services space.

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What you Should Know about Europe’s Big Payments Regulation PSD2

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The regulation has been dubbed as one of the more substantial regulatory changes of its kind in Europe. EXCLUSIVE – After more than two years of planning, Payments Services Directive II or PSD2 finally arrived in Europe on Saturday. While many traditional banks and FIs might not be thrilled about having to open their APIs […].