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Finance & Economics

China Fines PwC for Its Role in Evergrande Collapse

In China, local regulators imposed a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) on PwC’s auditing unit in the mainland of this Asian country.

Science & Technology

Apple to Pay 13 Billion Euros in Back Taxes

The European top court on Tuesday, September 10, ruled against Apple.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Swedish Regulator Reportedly Criticizes Klarna’s Anti-Money Laundering Measures

The media reports that in Sweden, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has conducted an estimate of the risk assessment system currently used by Klarna and after that made critical remarks.

Science & Technology

Google Loses EU Court Fight

The top court of Europe on Tuesday, September 10, decided that a fine for 2.4 billion euros ($2.65 billion) against Google remained in force.

Science & Technology

US, EU and UK Sign International AI Framework Convention

The joint AI treaty is the next global move towards unifying national goals and values related to artificial intelligence, human rights and democracy.

News

UK Regulator Reportedly Cuts Fraud Reimbursement Plan

The media reports that currently in the United Kingdom, the local payment regulator is abruptly cutting its compensation plan for victims of fraud.

Science & Technology

Brazil Blocks X

In Brazil, a panel of federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold an order suspending the operation of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, in the country.

Finance & Economics

UK Banks Reportedly Struggle With New Fraud Rules

Currently, in the United Kingdom, according to media reports, hundreds of local financial institutions and fintech companies are making every possible effort to ensure that their activities comply with the new anti-fraud rules in the payment transaction area.

News

RBI Fines Payment Operators Including Visa

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed penalties on Visa, Manappuram Finance, and Ola Financial Services for non-compliance.

Science & Technology

Apple Signs On to Voluntary US Scheme to Manage AI Risks

Apple has signed the voluntary commitments of the President of the United States Joe Biden, which are aimed at regulating activities in the artificial intelligence industry.

News

Nigerian Regulator Fines Meta

In Nigeria, the local regulator fined Meta.

News

Revolut Reportedly Denies British Customers Reimbursement Requests

The media reports that Revolut refused to reimburse thousands of customers in the United Kingdom after how they were defrauded.

Fintech & Ecommerce

History of Fintech in India

The fintech sector in India has seen significant changes over the past several decades. Starting with the initial phase of banking computerization, which began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, this foundational step set the stage for more advanced innovations in the financial industry.

News

French Antitrust Regulator Reportedly Targets Nvidia

The media reports that charges will be filed in France against the US developer of chips Nvidia for violating antitrust laws.

News

Meta Faces EU Charges Over ‘Pay or Consent’ Policy

EU regulators believe Meta may leave its users no other viable option but to allow tracking their personal data for advertising purposes with its ‘pay or consent’ policy.

Science & Technology

Microsoft Faces Mega Fine in EU

On Tuesday, June 25, European Union officials said that Microsoft had violated the antitrust laws of this block of countries as part of its practice of bundling Teams with other popular apps of the technology giant for business.