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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Airfreight Booking Firm WebCargo Launches Payments Tool
Airfreight Booking Firm WebCargo Launches Payments Tool
May 27, 2022  |  Shipping

Airfreight digital booking portal WebCargo can now directly process real-time rates and payments for forwarders and airlines, enabling forwarders to pay for bookings on the...

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Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
May 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Competition in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space has intensified over the last few years as established players compete with new entrants vying for...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
Crypto Regulation Weekly: More Hype; OCC Praise; Europe Gets Tough
May 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calling the cryptocurrency hype the “flywheel of growth that crypto projects seem to need to get off the ground,” the top U.S. bank regulator described...

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EU’s Open Finance May Include Big Tech Ban
EU’s Open Finance May Include Big Tech Ban
May 25, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Commission launched three consultations on May 10, two related to the review of the second payment service directive (PSD2) and one about open...

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Verv Launches Multicurrency Banking Solution for Businesses
Verv Launches Multicurrency Banking Solution for Businesses
May 24, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Verv has debuted its Multi-Currency Business Accounts, which will let companies in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the U.K. receive, pay and hold money...

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Today in TechREG: ECB Warns Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability
Today in TechREG: ECB Warns Crypto Could Shake Financial Stability
May 24, 2022  |  Technology

On Tuesday (May 24), the European Central Bank (ECB) published a report flagging possible financial stability risks in the future if crypto assets continue to...

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G-7 Leaders Cold on Crypto, Warm on CBDCs
G-7 Leaders Cold on Crypto, Warm on CBDCs
May 23, 2022  |  Regulation

The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G-7 met in Germany last week to discuss global economic issues, including cryptocurrencies and central bank...

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CBDC Weekly: Digital Euro Could Launch in Four Years; Chile Looks Ahead; SWIFT Wants CBDC Business
CBDC Weekly: Digital Euro Could Launch in Four Years; Chile Looks Ahead; SWIFT Wants CBDC...
May 23, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro could be as little as four years off, according to a top European Union official. And when an EU central bank digital...

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Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts Against Authorized Push Payments Scams
Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts...
May 18, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged Congress to increase the agency’s budget to hire more staff to...

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