EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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UK Looks to Hold Onto Global Finance Center Status

UK Looks to Hold Onto Global Finance Center Status
UK Looks to Hold Onto Global Finance Center Status
November 29, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

The U.K. will amend its banking rules to help London remain a global finance hub. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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EU Brings Clearing In-House Amid Push to Reduce Reliance on London
EU Brings Clearing In-House Amid Push to Reduce Reliance on London
November 27, 2022  |  Europe

Formed by the merger of several European Union (EU) stock exchanges at the turn of the 21st century, Euronext can trace its origins back to...

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Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
November 23, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

From trading at less than a dollar in its first few years of existence to over $60,000 in late 2021, the story of bitcoin’s meteoric...

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New AML Measures a ‘Tectonic Shift’ in EU Approach to Combating Financial Crime
New AML Measures a ‘Tectonic Shift’ in EU Approach to Combating Financial Crime
November 20, 2022  |  AML

In the latest changes to the European Union’s (EU) anti-money laundering (AML) framework, the European Commission (EC) is finalizing the details of a package of...

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EU Targets Apple Pay’s Exclusive Access to iPhone NFC Chip
EU Targets Apple Pay’s Exclusive Access to iPhone NFC Chip
November 16, 2022  |  Apple Pay

Since the launch of the iPhone 6, all subsequent models of Apple’s smartphone have enabled contactless payments with the Apple Pay mobile wallet using near...

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Report: EU May Ban Privacy Coins
Report: EU May Ban Privacy Coins
November 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A leaked draft of an EU anti-money laundering (AML) bill suggests the organization could prohibit regulated financial institutions from dealing in privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies such as...

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Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
November 14, 2022  |  CBDC

In a video address as part of a high-level conference on the digital euro earlier this month, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB),...

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BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
November 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If crypto assets want to be embraced by the mainstream finance world, they need to be regulated the same way as mainstream financial products, Germany’s...

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Amazon EU’s Expansion Faces Stiff Competition From Regional eCommerce Retailers
Amazon EU’s Expansion Faces Stiff Competition From Regional eCommerce Retailers
November 13, 2022  |  eCommerce

With the launch of Amazon.com.be last month, Amazon’s European business now covers a bloc of Northern European countries consisting of France, Belgium, Germany and the...

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