PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In order to continue using the app, users had no choice but to accept the privacy policy, which stated that a significant amount of data would be shared with the government in order to comply with laws and regulations. Some of the data included contacts and anything searched online when using the app.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

and Europe to develop tough new regulations to take on big tech, according to a Reuters report on Monday (Oct. EU antitrust regulators in August started probing a $2.1 In the September PYMNTS big tech compliance tracker tracker, Facebook considered pulling out of the EU over regulations. Japan is teaming up with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Mobile ordering apps are largely responsible for keeping the industry above water, but fraud still plagues the sector. Developments From The Mobile Order-Ahead World. Social media fraud has been on the rise during the past year. For more on these and other mobile order-ahead news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The news of this possible change in privacy setting comes as Instagram steps up its efforts to bring commerce onto its social media network. The social media platform is also expanding shopping options within its Stories feature. Facebook, meanwhile, is dealing with more questions and concerns about security and data.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Across the European Union (EU), technology providers and social media platforms are increasingly playing a bigger role in the Open Banking ecosystem. At the same time, however, many players, like Facebook and Google , are squaring off against regulators that are looking at their data and payment policies with more scrutiny.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. Deep Dive: How CUs Leverage Social Media. Developments From Around The Credit Union Space. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Some popular apps for Android smartphones are feeding data to Facebook without user consent, which could be a breach of the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ). The report came as the social media giant already faces issues related to GDPR. million USD), whichever is greater.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

The regulatory head also convinced Apple to allow spam detection on its iOS mobile operating software for the iPhone. As the internet market and mobile apps heat up in the country, India’s government has been taking steps to crack down.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In what has been — historically speaking — the blink of an eye, mobile phones have gone from zero to nearly ubiquitous in a remarkably short time. Today, more than 5 billion people on planet earth carry a mobile phone of some description. In short, the mobile device has become the necessary navigation tool for day-to-day life.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

TikTok , the popular Chinese short-form mobile video app, is facing more scrutiny over its privacy policies, Bloomberg reported. EU authorities can fine companies for violations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). EU authorities can fine companies for violations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In a press release, the companies said that their integrated products would comply with the latest regulations. These include: PSD2, a European regulation for electronic payment services, along with 3DS2, a multi-factor authentication setup used to confirm digital identity during eCommerce checkout.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In 2016, as an industry, banks started to embrace the power of social media which has now morphed into a trend of focusing on mobile. Tax reform, trade, less regulation, higher interest rates and new programs will have households and businesses yearning for more financial analysis.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

31) that it is teaming up with Tencent , the internet and gaming company, to create a mobility company. At the time, GAC said it wanted to access Tencent ‘s knowledge in digital payments, social media, Big Data and AI. GAC Group, the state-owned Chinese car company, announced Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. The updated regulations are slated to take effect Oct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Amin Zoufonoun, who heads up Facebook’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A), defended the company’s Instagram purchase in a Facebook post amid investigations by lawmakers and regulators, CNBC reported on Thursday (Nov. Our hope was to bring together social networking and mobile photo sharing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Facebook posted single-digit user gains in the fourth quarter of 2018, gains that arguably push back against ideas that the social media platform would lose its hold on consumers in the wake of online privacy and security concerns. Facebook users are also bringing in more revenue for the social media platform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Part of that communication and brand strategy must include social media, which too many retailers have de-emphasized. But even amid crisis, retailers need to communicate clearly — especially on social media. Even highly-regulated industries are catching on to this. The key word is service.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sure, the social media platform said it lost one million active users from Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, tightening privacy regulations and making it more difficult for online advertisers to target consumers. Don’t cry for Facebook. Too Much Uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Necessary ingredients of healthy international B2B commerce are dealt with in detail in PYMNTS’ new Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations done in collaboration with Ekata , which surveys the expanding global B2B payments landscape. Merchants, their payment providers and their regulators must keep up,” per the new Guide.

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Bussman Advisory

JUNE 30, 2022

The post Most prominent crypto hedge fund just defaulted on a $670m loan | EU agrees on crypto landmark regulation | The war for tech talents is only beginning appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG. We offer advisory services for the executive team and in-person or virtual courses with tailored topics.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The Central Bank’s decision is a setback for the social media giant. Tiago Severo Gomes , a partner at Caputo, Bastos and Serra and a specialist in FinTechs and banking regulation, said the Central Bank’s order, since there was no further argument, was an unusual move in the field of payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The European Union ’s governing European Commission published drafts of new rules for digital services that would cover social media, digital marketplaces and other platforms. users into new agreements with its California headquarters, effectively going around the EU’s stringent privacy regulations as Britain prepares to leave the EU.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

If you clicked or viewed an advertisement for a mobile application and subsequently interacted with the mobile application since May 2018, we may have shared certain data (e.g., The data leaks may have been happening since May of last year, which is also when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe came into effect.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The Indian government is going after social media apps run by Chinese companies, gearing up to create new regulations that will force them to oversee the content being shared. According to a report in the Financial Times , with Chinese social media apps very popular in India, the government is setting its sights on them.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

Coverage includes Facebook getting hit by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), First Data beats Street, Kroger unit says goodbye for now to Visa , T-Mobile enters a big 5G deal with Nokia , and IBM prevails over Groupon in a patent case. T-Mobile Enters Major 5G Deployment Deal With Nokia. T-Mobile signed a $3.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. Back then, Facebook said the FTC was examining “areas of social networking or social media services, digital advertising and/or mobile or online applications.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

EU antitrust regulators are now investigating whether Facebook’s Marketplace is unfair regarding online classified ads, according to a report by Reuters. Regulators are also looking into the marketplace’s growth, and into Facebook’s commercial ties with its rivals. . The platform exists so people can buy, sell and trade items. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. Regulation. Russian Legislator Seeks to Place Limits on App Commissions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

More consumers keep using Facebook even as the social network said on Wednesday (April 24) that it faces a fine of between $3 billion and $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy. The federal agency has accused the social media platform of violating a privacy consent decree from 2011. Privacy Push.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts . The 233,000 global staffers of HSBC Holdings Plc were told to remain off the bank’s social media sites on Monday (Sept. The 233,000 global staffers of HSBC Holdings Plc were told to remain off the bank’s social media sites on Monday (Sept.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2022

Your bank might have introduced a new product, but very few banks go back and try to improve an existing product unless forced to by the regulators or changes in technology. Since a bank has an omnichannel approach, there is often misalignment between mobile, online banking, the branch network, marketing, and management.

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Abrigo

MARCH 6, 2017

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. It often Tweets columns tied to breaking news and statistics.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

In light of that, he said it’s only a matter of connecting different digital paths to one another, making it easier for mobile money to move. DPO Group CEO Eran Feinstein told PYMNTS that there are many customers who have hardly touched a shilling in the last year.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Google is also facing a potential antitrust probe in China, which is looking to see if the California-based company used its Android mobile operating system to suppress competition in the world’s largest country by population (and second-largest by GDP). China vs. Google. Europe vs. Europe. Japan vs. Google.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

In its Q4 2019 earnings release, Facebook reported a 51 percent spike in expenses for 2019, as the social media platform faces more questions from regulators and policymakers. Nearly all travel companies offer mobile payment options and rewards programs to entice customers, but it’s not always enough.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based Assuming that caught your attention, here’s the real story: It’s shaping up as a busy week for regulators in Europe (including Turkey, which for purposes of this article, qualifies as Europe). 20) from Reuters.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

But it’s not just payments where the NFL and other sports can shine when it comes to digital and mobile technologies. As other PYMNTS research confirms, consumers are set to spend $23 billion buying mobile tickets for sports and gaming events by 2023. Mobile apps, too, are playing a bigger role in football and other major sports.

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