Saturday, 15 September 2012

US online gambling regulation is “gaining momentum” as Department of Justice settles

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PokerStars, the Isle of Man-based online poker company, has settled with US authorities over allegations of money laundering and bank f...
Friday, 31 August 2012

Different levels of protection

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Google should not have a duty to proactively remove copyright infringing material from You Tube once it has been re-posted, a French court...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012

London 2012 “invaluable” for showcasing mobile payments

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A record number of mobile and contactless payments have been made during the London 2012 Olympic Games, mainly due to Visa’s payments in...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012

BT ruling on network charges sets “a precedent” for telecoms industry

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The prices that British Telecom has been charging its competitors for the use of its network are not justified, the UK Court of Appeal ha...
Monday, 6 August 2012

UN: World leader Africa should harmonise mobile money laws

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The East African Community (EAC) countries have been praised for their success in mobile money services but should make serious efforts ...
Thursday, 2 August 2012

Q&A Nathalie Moreno, Partner at Speechly Bircham

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Moreno Following last month's article (‘payments reform under pressure’), Michiel Willems spoke to Dr. Nathalie Moreno, Partner at...
Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Comment - A Google Gesture

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Search engine Google has offered to settle an ongoing antitrust investigation by the European Commission in an attempt to end possible pro...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Britain “not in a position” to prevent Olympics match fixing

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Experts have expressed their concerns that match fixing and sports fraud will pose a serious threat to the London Olympics, which are du...
Thursday, 19 July 2012

Experts not impressed by EU’s single patent system

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Leaders of the European Union agreed on 29 June to create a single EU Patent System and to establish a European patent court, which will b...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Interview: Jake Berry MP

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Michiel Willems spoke to Jake Berry , Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen, and a former City solicitor, on the government’s rol...
Friday, 6 July 2012

Snooping, sharing and shifting

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Many offices around the world sent their employees an urgent message on 6 June: ‘Please change your LinkedIn password immediately’, as the...
Monday, 2 July 2012

Payment integration under pressure as Europe battles with Eurocrisis

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LONDON - The financial crisis and the uncertainty about the future of the Euro put progress of ambitious European payment integration pl...
Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Interview: Lin Junqiang, of the Chinese Central Government

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As the online commerce market in China is rapidly expanding, businesses and consumers are demanding an update of the country's com...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012

China in need of new laws as “monitoring the internet is very difficult”

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SHANGHAI - The complex legal framework that regulates e-commerce activities in China will not be updated “for another five years”, accor...
Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Cash payments in UK more common in 2011

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Consumers are increasingly using cash to make payments in store in order to keep track of their spending, the British Retail Consortium (B...