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As The SCA Deadline Approaches, Issuers Struggle With Preparedness
As The SCA Deadline Approaches, Issuers Struggle With Preparedness
November 13, 2020  |  Regulation

The end of the year marks the deadline for European migration to strong customer authentication (SCA), a 15-month extension from the original deadline. But the...

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Greek Hoteliers Face Closure After Tui Puts Payments On Hold
Greek Hoteliers Face Closure After Tui Puts Payments On Hold
November 12, 2020  |  Travel Payments

For hotel owners struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, spring is a long way off, especially when it comes to getting paid. So it’s...

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SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way
SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way
November 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and...

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COVID Scams Prompt Europe To Press For Data Sharing
COVID Scams Prompt Europe To Press For Data Sharing
November 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The escalating COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing second lockdown in Europe have prompted lawmakers to press for eCommerce platforms and other media to share data,...

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Big Hit Looms For European Holiday Travel As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Big Hit Looms For European Holiday Travel As COVID-19 Cases Surge
November 06, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Christmas in Paris, or on the beach in the sunny Canary Islands? For would-be European travelers and holiday-goers, the answer increasingly is: not this year....

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Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
Europe’s Economy On Edge As Second COVID Wave Hits
November 04, 2020  |  Economy

A top European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker has added his voice to rising concerns that renewed COVID-19 restrictions could cause a further downturn in the...

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EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
November 01, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union’s chief antitrust regulator told a German newspaper in an interview published Sunday (Nov. 1) that she sees no reason to break up...

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Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases And Lockdowns, World Waits For Vaccine
Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases And Lockdowns, World Waits For Vaccine
October 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

With COVID-19 cases surging and no vaccine ready, people are anticipating at least another year before they’re ready to fully return to how they lived...

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Second Outbreak Wave Forces Europe To Tighten Restrictions
Second Outbreak Wave Forces Europe To Tighten Restrictions
October 25, 2020  |  Europe

Governments across Europe are re-imposing social distancing measures as COVID-19 roars back from a summer lull, prompting widespread concern of a new round of economic...

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