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Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking Regulator Proposes Standard APIs To Boost Open Banking 
Weekly TechREG EMEA: EU Agrees on Crypto Regulation With Strict Controls on Stablecoins; EU Banking...
July 01, 2022  |  Regulation

This week the most notorious development in the TechREG space is the agreement reached by EU institutions on the scope of the regulation that will...

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Decathlon and Payer Strike Deal for Digital B2B Invoicing
Decathlon and Payer Strike Deal for Digital B2B Invoicing
June 30, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Decathlon, a chain of department stores that operates throughout Europe and says it stocks equipment for some 70 sports, will use a digital B2B invoicing...

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French Lawmaker Criticizes Binance Approval
French Lawmaker Criticizes Binance Approval
June 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A French lawmaker is urging the country’s market regulator to reconsider its “incomprehensible” decision last month to OK the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. As the Financial...

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Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
June 16, 2022  |  Meta

France’s Competition Authority said Thursday (June 16) it had accepted promises by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to share some advertising data with competitors in the...

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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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BNP Paribas Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Blockchain
BNP Paribas Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Blockchain
May 23, 2022  |  Blockchain

French bank BNP Paribas has joined a U.S.-based blockchain-powered network overseen by JPMorgan to use digital tokens for short-term trading in fixed income markets, stepping...

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Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
Bitstack Secures $1M to Advance Bitcoin Savings
May 11, 2022  |  Investments

Bitcoin savings account app Bitstack raised 1 million euros ($1.05 million) in a funding round led by Founders Future, according to a press release on...

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Today in Crypto: FIS Partners With Fireblocks to Offer Crypto Investments; Binance CEO Praises France as ‘Pro-Crypto’
Today in Crypto: FIS Partners With Fireblocks to Offer Crypto Investments; Binance CEO Praises France...
April 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FIS, the processing and payments company, is partnering with crypto custody firm Fireblocks to offer FIS clients crypto investments, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. This will help...

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 Budget Insight Raises $35M in Funding
 Budget Insight Raises $35M in Funding
April 04, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Budget Insight, the Paris-based FinTech, announced it has received $35 million (€31 million) in funding Monday (April 4). The company said the cash will be...

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