EU Wants to Be a Data Powerhouse Too
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Now, instead of just prosecuting big tech, Europe is looking to compete with them.
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Fintech News Stories
Congress Vs. Big Tech: The Next Round
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It seems the only thing Congress can agree on is its dislike of big tech.
Read MoreVisa Can’t Quit the Fintechs
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It’s been a big few weeks for Visa, which continues to make significant investments in fintech firms.
Read MoreGoing Further Down the Data Privacy Trail
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In a recent panel talk at Davos (where else?), Salesforce’s co-CEO Keith Block advocated for a national data privacy law in the U.S.
Read MoreData Portability . . . for Selfies and Photos of Your Dog
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We’ve already seen laws enacted to give people more control over their financial data and how it can be shared between entities. Now Facebook has announced a “regulator-friendly” feature wherein users can transfer data to other platforms.
Read MoreGoogle’s Tangled Data Web
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After news broke recently of a “data partnership” between Google and Ascension Health, a large Catholic healthcare system, many were outraged (but probably not surprised).
Read MoreApple Card Battles Bias Blasts
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These days, “big tech” is held in about as much esteem by the general public as lawyers, members of Congress, and the colleague who empties the coffee but doesn’t make a new pot. But one name that seemed to stay above the fray was Apple.
Read MoreTech Companies Cutting Off Nose to Spite Face
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Giant tech companies just love to make it so their customers stay within their product “ecosystem” for as long as possible. The latest complaints come from homebuilders.
Read More4 Essential Trends in Money for Your Business
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Whether you are a marketer in shining armor conquering new territory, a financial wizard casting spells upon the balance sheet, or the queen or king guiding the whole enterprise, there are four trends about money and finance that you should keep in mind for your business.
Read MoreMore Tax Trouble for Big Tech?
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Big tech seems to be having some tax woes lately, from the efforts of EU antitrust authorities to recover what they say are tens of billion in back taxes to the new “digital tax” imposed by France and a court case that could impact multinationals.
Read MoreComing to a Cloud Near You: Video Game Systems
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Google made some waves in the video gaming industry last year with the announcement of its Stadia gaming system. The most notable feature of Stadia was that it wasn’t a physical device at all, but rather a fully cloud-based streaming service.
Read MoreCould Big Tech Really Be ‘Broken Up’?
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“Break up big tech!” has been the cry in recent times, as privacy and data-use concerns — among others — have caused both the public at large and politicians to cast a skeptical eye toward the major tech firms. (Bankers are surely relieved at this current reprieve from being Public Enemy Number 1.)
Read MoreIs Five Years of Deliberation Over Real-Time Payments Enough?
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The Fed moves at a glacial pace on real-time payments.
Read MoreYou Down with DBP? Yeah, You Know Me!
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Financial service firms have expressed greater interest in digital innovation, but can they make the shift?
Read MoreInvestors Still Love Big Tech
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It’s an understatement to say it hasn’t been the best couple of years for big tech companies. But that, so far, hasn’t affected them in the stock market.
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