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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Uber CEO Eyes ‘Portable Benefits’ For Drivers
Uber CEO Eyes ‘Portable Benefits’ For Drivers
October 04, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s CEO revealed that the company is looking into offering its drivers health insurance and other benefits through a “portable” system that would cover contractors from...

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Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
Five At Five: eBay Calls Out Amazon
October 04, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes tension between two big online players, along...

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Five At Five: Discover Makes Friends With Amazon
Five At Five: Discover Makes Friends With Amazon
October 02, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the nice things Discover’s new CEO is...

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Google Provides EU With Second Shopping Report
Google Provides EU With Second Shopping Report
October 02, 2018  |  Google

Google has handed over a second report to European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, detailing its proposal to allow more shopping rivals to bid for ads...

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Advocacy Group Says EU’s Tax Haven Blacklist Is Failing
Advocacy Group Says EU’s Tax Haven Blacklist Is Failing
September 25, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Tax havens are typically assumed to be islands in warm climates offering low tax rates for organizations looking for a lucrative loophole. But these “havens”...

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Amazon And Google Face New European Problems
Amazon And Google Face New European Problems
September 20, 2018  |  Regulation

European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based tech and eCommerce firms, removing hurdles that might hamper their success...

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Government Procurement Preps For No-Deal Brexit
Government Procurement Preps For No-Deal Brexit
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. is making preparations in case a Brexit deal doesn’t go through by the March 2019 deadline. In July, Brussels rejected the U.K.’s proposals on how to...

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Bitcoin Daily: NY Approves First Stablecoins, WeChat Blocks More Crypto Accounts
Bitcoin Daily: NY Approves First Stablecoins, WeChat Blocks More Crypto Accounts
September 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

New York State has approved the dollar-linked digital currencies created by Gemini Trust and Paxos Trust, making them the first stablecoins approved by the state’s...

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EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
September 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The European Commission is crafting a proposal aimed at giving the European Banking Authority more enforcement powers and resources to go after banks that are...

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