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A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia. Google Makes Deal to Pay Media Companies for Content in France. 21, according to the report. .

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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. Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published “Charting the Way Forward: Online Content Regulation.”

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The United Kingdom will create a technology regulator next year after Brexit is completed, according to a report by the Financial Times. s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which published a report on Wednesday (Dec. There is an emerging international consensus around the scope of new regulation.

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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 proposal is set to be published next month and then must be approved by the European Parliament and by national governments, said Reuters.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Plus, the State Administration for Market Regulation in China has fined Luckin Coffee and other firms. The idea of a digital token has been touted by a number of nations and firms lately. Chinese Regulator Fines Luckin, 43 Other Companies In Fraud Case. The regulator said on Tuesday (Sept.

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. They argue that the OCC would oversee the new charter holders — but not as rigorously as state regulators would.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The National Payments Corp. The review will determine if and when WhatsApp can enter the country’s crowded digital market, where it will compete with more than 80 rivals on the NPCI platform, including Google and Amazon. of India is reviewing an audit report to ensure WhatsApp complies with local rules. “We

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulation. Firms such as Google and Amazon “shall not use data collected on the platform?.?.?.?for Google Increases Collaboration With Smaller Rivals.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Anyway, this is a mechanism that regulates the spending of energy and attention according to the pursuit of some sort of goal. tribes, nations, companies, societies, NFT Discords?—?have We are being unfair in categorizing both, there is much deeper nuance about market failure and apriori distribution.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

watchdog proposed that the nation considers creating a new regulatory unit. Plus, European Union (EU) regulators are drawing a list of large internet companies to be targeted with more stringent regulations. In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s central bank is issuing $1.5

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Regulation. Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. Additionally, these companies can also have vehicle prototypes approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. In another nod toward privacy, Microsoft wants to see government regulation of facial recognition technology. The junk market, so to speak, is worth as much as $2.3 Bloomberg reported that the top 10 regulated banks in the U.S.

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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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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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DECEMBER 10, 2020

is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange. In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, U.K.

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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. According to The Wall Street Journal , Google is an early beneficiary of changes in online behavior so far. billion in damages. billion in damages.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Randal Quarles has warned global financial regulators that they must accelerate the creation of a framework for cryptocurrency and other forms of digital money, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Feb. Pressures that can lead to market fragmentation exist. Federal Reserve governor — in the letter.

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JULY 16, 2020

The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. s Google and Apple Inc. could cost these companies billions in trade from their cross-border data activities, including cloud services, marketing and advertising and human resources, The Journal reported. including Facebook Inc.,

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. Facebook first let American and Canadian users move their videos and pictures to Google Photos in April. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Since then, it has processed about one million transactions per month, according to people close to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). India is WhatsApp’s biggest market, with 210 million monthly users.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging app that is trying to make inroads in the digital payments market in India, has created a system to store payment data locally in India. According to Reuters, WhatsApp has a user base that is higher than 200 million in India, and has been trying to break into the payment market in the country.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Earlier this week, Japan ’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi , “improve contract transparency” for deals struck by Big Tech firms — specifically, platform operators — and their smaller vendors. Perhaps not surprisingly, Big Tech might be poised to push back.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

9) from the Business Standard , and through Money Control , that there are compliance issues tied to data processing regulations that may keep the payment service from launching by the end of this year, as has been anticipated. Other payment platforms that are already based on UPI and on offer in India include Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Facebook stock is down and it faces investigation by a growing list of international regulators. Google has lost employees and also faces regulation. Amazon and Google are taking PR hits from the President. Now Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are fighting to maintain — or win back — our trust. .

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier wrote a letter to European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, and asked for tighter regulations on Big Tech as part of a push to increase the region’s “digital sovereignty,” according to the Financial Times. but in Asia as well.

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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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OCTOBER 30, 2017

With technology earnings in full swing, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook all added billions of dollars in market value last week alone. CNBC noted that during the past year, the five technology leaders have added a total of close to $900 billion in market capitalization as the stocks continue to surge throughout 2017.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Regulation. Europe Plans To Publish Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act Drafts. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations.

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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. As has happened so far, India’s government said late last year that new eCommerce regulations would become the law of the land – at the end of this week, on Feb.

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JUNE 19, 2018

The time for “wait and see” is running out when it comes to new European privacy regulations. Soon enough, the financial and consumer impacts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become clear enough that companies that took a laggard’s approach may start to feel significant pain.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global finance regulator, warned that the proliferation of eCommerce giants like Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba and Apple in the financial sector is expected to continue and will disrupt the industry, according to a report. Apple Pay , especially, has been expanding at a rapid pace. It announced on Jan.

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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. Also, professional services company Aon has announced it will buy digital insurance platform CoverWallet.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The company is backed by Alibaba Group and led by Johnny Chou, former Greater China president for Google. Best highlights the strength of China’s logistics market, which saw $1.6 percent of the nation’s express delivery market in the first six months of 2017, reports said. trillion in revenue last year.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Banks may not like it, but the demand is here for faster payments — from businesses, consumers and regulators alike. While they’re apprehensive about the technology, financial institutions are facing pressure to adopt real-time payments capabilities to meet that demand and to comply with new regulations.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

WhatsApp Pay began testing its service in that country earlier this year with reports of roughly one million users, processing roughly one million transactions per month, according to people close to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Warby Parker Sees Hack ers. Whole Foods’ Expanding Footprint.

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