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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Parliament will commence an inquiry into the nation’s corporate auditing market, which is currently dominated by the Big Four accounting firms Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG, adding new pressure on an industry already being probed by other policymakers. Reports in Reuters on Sunday (November 11) said the U.K.

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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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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions. Meanwhile, other markets are continuing to adjust with their own data protection laws.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. Retailers in high-tax states have largely not been able to build themselves up or expand online beyond their local markets to the same extent, Rogers said. .

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MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. Although Chile has now granted permission, Mexico regulators still have not.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2022

After moving alone in 2020 to reform its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board in issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking setting forth proposed amendments to their regulations implementing the CRA.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

While entrepreneurs continue to reflect record-level optimism, their top concerns are increasingly including the tight labor market and the importance of retaining staff in such a climate. “And that’s the way the market economy works, for better or worse.” How did small businesses fare in job growth last month?

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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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AUGUST 17, 2020

Amazon is facing an investigation by Germany’s national competition regulator over the eCommerce giant’s relationship with third-party sellers, Reuters reports. “We Germany is Amazon’s second largest market. The global retail market we compete in is strikingly large and extraordinarily competitive. After the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits. The impact is not consistent.”

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MARCH 21, 2016

There appears to be some dirty pool taking place over eCommerce between countries in the European Union, and antitrust regulators might be taking action to sort it out. When this practice — also known as geoblocking — is a unilateral decision made by retailers, explains NYT , it does not constitute an antitrust violation.

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MAY 22, 2020

The think tank’s founding members encompass financiers, policymakers, regulators and technologists in addition to select firms such as Cypherium. The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. .

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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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JANUARY 19, 2018

Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation. The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a romantic comedy. If crypto closes down in one place, users can take their anonymous accounts to more regulatory-friendly markets. Easy come, easy crypt-go, it seems.

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MAY 22, 2020

The think tank’s founding members encompass financiers, policymakers, regulators and technologists in addition to select firms such as Cypherium. The group, which has been releasing detailed central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and cryptocurrency reports as of 2018, is geared toward CBDCs and retail and wholesale payments. .

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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. The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. Facebook Supports Data-Portability Law.

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MAY 2, 2019

Royal Bank of Scotland is going after the payments market, launching a new unit Thursday (May 2) that will put it in competition with Worldpay , the former unit it was forced to unload. RBS’ new unit will likely be well-received by regulators who are concerned about competition issues in the payments market.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. Booth has been arrested twice for retail return fraud related to gift cards and is now in recovery from heroin and oxycodone addiction at Gateway with Smith.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As a result, our eCommerce business is now approximately $1 billion in annualized retail sales, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on what is sure to be a dynamic future in this space,” Nooyi told investors. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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JULY 24, 2020

Creating secure, convenient experiences for sellers and buyers alike is critical to eCommerce marketplaces looking to serve the retail sectors’ new needs and to help platforms appeal to more users. Beauty retailer Sephora , meanwhile, is renewing emphasis on China by deploying a localized eCommerce presence. Read more in the Report.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Randal Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), said there won’t be a specific item on the agenda about Facebook’s Libra at the G20 summit in Japan, but that regulators will need to closely watch the proposed cryptocurrency, according to a report by Reuters.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. The news comes as the continent may be getting ready to scrutinize large tech companies with new regulations regarding illicit content and antitrust.

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MARCH 19, 2020

ILO Director General Guy Ryder said, per the report, that COVID-19 is no longer just a “global health crisis, it is also a major labor market and economic crisis.” Its estimates occur as the coronavirus outbreak has made nations limit citizen movements and make sure that lockdowns are followed in some instances.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

This means that companies looking to pay suppliers abroad must transact in currencies less familiar — and certainly less liquid — than those tied to developed nations. And for a retailer, for example, the wait may mean that what’s is new in stock could be out of fashion as soon as it’s (finally) available. The Trust Factor.

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JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. This steady march toward online banking tools has played a key role in how Brazil’s regulators are structuring its open banking rules.

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APRIL 6, 2020

For retailers, it was supposed to be the year of 5G. Recent research from Gartner finds that 46 percent of retailers expected to deploy augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) solutions this year. That doesn’t mean, however, that the star turn expected from connectivity’s guiding light this year will happen.

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JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The costs of using some cards is going on the incline, as news is breaking that the nation’s two largest card networks, Visa and Mastercard, are preparing to up the fees charged to merchants to accept network-branded cards. The change will go into effect in early April, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

We are thrilled to be able to offer the industry’s first national eCommerce solution for everyone,” Joseph Farruggia, CEO of CanIDeal, said in a press release. The company explained that its platform is optimized for geo-specific transactions, providing a tool for cannabis supply chain vendors that conforms to regulations in each state.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

These are $100 billion market cap companies that are sitting in the middle of the payments supply chain.”. Lukies said that prior to the 2008 financial crisis, regulators and the like normally left banks to their own devices, as long as they didn’t mess it up so that people couldn’t pay their bills or go shopping.

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MAY 4, 2018

To find companies that may be using software to fix prices, EU regulators may create their own algorithms. So, of course, we would like to have our own algorithms to be out there, looking into the market, figuring out if there has been collusion taking place.”.

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MAY 26, 2016

Sometimes slow news is good news for a sector, particularly one like the on-demand delivery market space, where recent news has surrounded a wave of firms flaming out. But Warren was only one of the sharing economy’s problems with regulation this week, as the ongoing drama in Austin demonstrates. The Big Austin Loss .

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Turkey announced it would be fully complying with PSD2 in mid-November, and many of the changes to its financial and technology industries will be routine — at least for the financial institutions (FIs) and businesses in markets that have already experienced these shifts. Turkish institutions. Preparedness helps with confident compliance .

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

With the Japanese central bank and financial regulator confirming their support for the new payment system, the bank consortium hopes to have it ready in time for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. ” Japan is not the only market where work is underway on a digital currency. Image credit: iStock/Getty Images/irfannurd.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

With India expected to be a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025, online retailers all want a piece of the action. And, earlier this month, India’s anti-trust regulator approved Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of online marketplace Flipkart. based retailers to get a stronghold in India.

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APRIL 7, 2017

Bitcoin’s market cap sat at just over $19.1 As part of the new law that has “legalized” bitcoin in Japan, the nation’s Financial Services Agency has put capital requirements, along with cybersecurity and operational stipulations, in place for bitcoin exchange. Already, retailers in Japan are boarding the bitcoin train.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Digital banking brand Varo has 1 million customers, and is pushing ahead with plans to become a nationally-chartered bank early next year, CEO Colin Walsh told Bank Innovation Tuesday.

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