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UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. That new division will fall under the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Apple Faces $12M Fine Over iPhone Marketing.

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The European Commission is at work on a new proposal that aims to shape how online platforms — spanning eCommerce and mobile apps — rank search results.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With so many companies giving their employees Election Day off, it could be an opportunity for a one-day sales event both online and in-store. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Ready or not, here they come … marketers, that is. Burger King — rather than wait for Google to roll out advertising options — recently took matters into its own hands by leveraging the “ dollhouse method.”. In a TV spot, Burger King directly addressed Google Homes across America: “Okay, Google.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

According to one recent estimate , consumers globally in the third quarter of 2018 downloaded 29 million apps from Apple and Google app stores, up 10 percent year over year. Another estimate put app spending via Apple and Google at $18.2 For its part, Google Play earned $6.2 billion in the quarter on Google apps, a 21.5

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. High-interest consumer loan services are now prohibited from having apps on the Google Play store.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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JULY 28, 2016

Shipt , the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart.

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JULY 26, 2020

Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI) that facilitates inter-bank transactions, has propelled the growth of online payments, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The country has diverse needs.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Growing strong this week, we have Google making it easier to save money, Sephora making it easier (and more rewarding) to spend it and PayPal making it easier to move it around. Google Flights Takes Off. Google lets users explore the world map to see where they can fly on the cheap. and is scheduled to go online for U.S.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. However, these purchases can be viewed as too costly in a market full of less expensive alternatives.

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JULY 7, 2020

Starting next month, it will cost Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google more to do business in Indonesia. With a population of nearly 270 million, Indonesia is in the midst of a boom in its digital economy, which is expected to reach $130 billion by 2025, according to a study by Google, Temasek Holdings and Bain & Co.

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MAY 20, 2020

European Union (EU) regulators want feedback from users and digital service providers before they craft new rules that could manage giant tech firms Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber, Reuters reported. Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber have said it’s impossible for them to police the internet and that it shouldn’t be their responsibility.

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JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . A so-called “scheme manager” will be the central governing body, the online news service reported.

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APRIL 23, 2020

The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software. The partnerships are part of a larger plan by Lloyds Bank to enhance its online banking offerings, an initiative that began in 2018. The bank has designated $3.7

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JUNE 24, 2016

India led the competition with the most funding rounds, as investors supported the nation’s efforts to develop the digitization and sophistication of more traditional business operations: eProcurement, eInvoicing, logistics and supply chain management. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny. But the U.S.

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JUNE 28, 2017

The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If As consumers continue to get more comfortable ordering food online, Amazon is positioning itself at the bleeding edge of that market shift.”.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Throughout the six-plus-hour grilling, the stock prices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were all up — and stayed that way throughout the day. Analysts have since upped their price targets for Google, confident in the resiliency of its platform. times the entire market cap of American Express.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech tax is aimed at firms like Facebook, Google and others that have more than $750 million in global revenues, and derive at least 3.9 The business services must also reach at least 200,000 accounts in the Czech market. Health Records and Google. As reported , Google is in a partnership with Ascension Health.

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MAY 31, 2018

It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation , but a winner is emerging that is both familiar and big: Google. It kicked in last Friday, May 25, and promises to guide, influence and rule digital data practices, not only in the EU’s 28 member nations, but also the rest of world.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Two of its nations (Indonesia and Thailand) are ranked in the top 20 economies by their GDP.

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JANUARY 1, 2020

In addition, the proposed changes would divide the transaction fees equally among the eWallet companies, middle-men payment processors and the Indonesian lender consortium (the National Electronic Transaction Settlement). Currently, eWallet companies currently don’t have to share any portion of the transaction fees with lenders.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

These predictions are in light of the five themes I see for 2021: Telehealth as a competitive advantage, New insurance markets, More self-service digital triage tools, Mega-mergers of vertically integrated health delivery models, and. We expect these blurry edges to continue even as additional products and services are brought online.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

And a movie and a meal can now be booked through Duplex via Google Assistant. Google’s Duplex-Powered Assistant Offers Movie Ticket Purchases. A movie and a meal can now be reserved through Duplex via Google Assistant. Honey began in 2012 as a way for consumers to easily locate savings while shopping online.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Coverage includes Wirecard teaming up with Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH to create the “first official China Pay City in Germany.” In addition, Google is bringing Google Pay to the UAE , and AlipayHK plans to bring quick-response (QR) code payments to a transportation system in Hong Kong.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments Systems. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is very much against attempts to split the Global Payments Systems into national domains. And Google Search revenues gained 16.7 The rates refer to the rates that United States-based merchants pay to accept Visa cards. and Canada.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With the two-headed Facebook-Instagram giant now bustling online marketplaces and not just social sharing platforms anymore, stakes are getting higher faster. Within four years there will be 800 million smartphones in-market with facial recognition scanning capabilities. Add those to the 4.6 Passports aside, the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

There’s a lot of competition to capture the $6 trillion in online payments for U.S. Marketplaces and their partners want to satisfy consumers who are comfortable with the convenience of online shopping. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of new sharing economy platforms. “ digital and physical goods that’s expected by 2024.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

And so, nationalism comes full force to eCommerce, focused on the United States and India, offering another drama, another stage, another possible battle over trade. Many of those businesses are in the midst of coming online, as part of a Google-led initiative struck two years ago. and a Bit of Nationalism.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Facebook first let American and Canadian users move their videos and pictures to Google Photos in April. The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Since then, critics have noted the lack of effectiveness in achieving at least some of Modi’s stated goals, namely, combating black market activity. (By The domestic digital payments market is projected to rise to a value of $1 trillion by 2023 , as estimated by Credit Suisse , up fivefold from recent tallies.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Altmaier wants a more aggressive line against companies like Google and Facebook. “In Specific rules of behavior need to be imposed on market-dominating online platforms.”. The move is meant to create “national and European champions” that would be in a better position to compete with tech giants, not only in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 21, 2020

In today’s top news, Uber sells its India food delivery service to Zomato for a stake in the business, and JPMorgan created a $100 billion funding arm to expand investments in emerging markets. Also, Amazon leads the pack in Europe’s expanding smart home market. Amazon Unseats Google in Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Through their solution, which is deployed on Google Assistant and Alexa, consumers can ask their voice assistant to, say, place an order from their favorite coffee place. When a consumer places an order by voice, it comes through the same ordering channel that an online or mobile order would. The Voice AI Market.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Digital orders for local pizzerias is a largely untapped market. The value of the online pizza delivery industry alone is already $7 billion.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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