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Europe’s new privacy law will change the web and more
April 16th, 2018
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive to give straight answers — even to simple questions like, “Why am I ...
Europe plans special tax for tech giants
March 8th, 2018
Bruno Le Maire, France’s minister for the economy, has revealed that a plan to levy a special tax on Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon will soon be revealed by European authorities. Le Maire told French newspaper Le Journal du ...
Mobile payment expects to grow 13% globally
February 27th, 2018
In 2018, more than a third of smartphone users worldwide will use their mobile phone to pay for a purchase a physical point of sale (POS) at least once every six, eMarketer estimates. The company analysed quantitative and qualitative ...
Stocks in Europe declined; Euro declined, British pound fell, Japanese Yen dipped
February 2nd, 2018
Stocks in Europe declined following a mixed session in Asia as rising pressure on bond yields round the world stirred the Bank of Japan into action to keep rates from getting out of whack with policy targets. The Stoxx ...
Euro rose, Japanese Yen fell; Asian equities kicked off February
February 1st, 2018
Asian equities kicked off February with a recovery from a three day sell-off, as investors decided the outlook for growth and corporate earnings was strong enough to quell concerns about the recent jump up in bond yields. The MSCI ...
European markets were slightly lower Monday morning
January 29th, 2018
European markets were slightly lower Monday morning, as investors monitored fresh economic data and corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged down around 0.2 percent during mid-morning deals, with sectors and major bourses pointing in opposite directions. Europe’s banking ...
Revamped rules for EU finance: Mifid II; What is MiFID II?
January 17th, 2018
Mifid II, a major revamp of European Union finance rules took effect on January 3, 2018. Its goals: Greater transparency, competitiveness and efficiency in financial instruments, and less scope for fraud and malfeasance. What is MiFID II? It’s a ...
Study: UK consumers more likely to use proximity mobile payments than US counterparts
December 27th, 2017
The future of mobile payments appears more bright in the U.K. than the U.S. thanks to consumers’ familiarity with contactless payments, according to a report from Auriemma Consulting Group. “U.K. consumers were introduced to contactless payments in 2007,” Jaclyn ...
Euro Advanced, Australia’s Dollar Climbed, Asian Stocks Were Mixed
December 27th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday in trading thinned by a holiday-shortened week. Oil prices breached $60 a barrel for the first time since 2015 after a pipeline blast in Libya. Japanese equity benchmarks posted slight gains, and Australian stocks ...
Biometric mobile payments to hit 1T transactions, $51B in revenue by 2022
December 6th, 2017
Biometric transactions may soon replace cash payments: By 2022, mobile biometric solutions will authenticate more than 1 trillion transactions annually, driving the market to $50.6 billion in annual revenue that year, according to a new report from Acuity Market ...