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Can Politicians Give The Global Sharing Economy A Boost?

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Puerto Rico is still trying to recover from 2017’s Hurricane Maria, and much of that effort involves getting more tourists to visit the island. According to CaribbeanBusiness.com , Puerto Rico Gov. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector. Sharing Backlash.

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Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny

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EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. The preliminary investigation is ongoing,” the EU regulator told Reuters in an email. Google was also ordered to modify its operations. 30), citing the European Commission.

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DOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations

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Other than online search, talks between the two groups will likely also focus on whether the Android operating system is another example of potential monopolistic control by Google , as well as the ideal allocation of investigatory labor among federal and state regulators. Thus far, U.S. Thus far, U.S.

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Popular Becomes Second To Launch Credit Cards For Use In Cuba

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and the first in Puerto Rico to offer its credit cards for use in Cuba. In a press release , Popular said the Mastercard credit cards of its two banking subsidiaries, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Community Bank, can be used at any of Cuba’s authorized merchants and ATMs throughout the country. regulations.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

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and Puerto Rico banking laws and regulations. Founded in 1964, OFG's banking subsidiary, Oriental Bank , is one of Puerto Rico's largest banks, and is focused on the island and the U.S. Interesting that three of the top 5 have some sort of BaaS operation. And there are two Puerto Rican banks.

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When Suds Go X-Border

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and ships to international markets that include China, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Taiwan. Like with any cross-border endeavor, however, Long’s operations occasionally run into road blocks. It’s a challenging market to enter, and alcohol regulations are challenging,” Long explained. Cross-Border Complications.

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DOJ Officials, State AGs To Meet Tuesday On Google Antitrust Probe

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In recent years, multiple investigations have been launched by the DOJ and almost every state attorney general into whether Google has violated antitrust laws regarding advertising regulations, search engine preferences and the company’s popular Android operating system. and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google.