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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Financial Daily Dose 12.13.2019 | Top Story: US Announces Phase One Trade Agreement With China, But No Confirmation From Chinese

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The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more

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EBA Publishes Final Draft RTS on Separation of Payment Card Schemes and Processing Entities under IFR

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On July 28, 2016 the EBA published final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to the separation of payment card schemes and payment processing entities under the Interchange Fee Regulation ((EU) 2015/751) (IFR)...more

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Blog: EBA publishes Regulatory Technical Standards on separation of payment card schemes & processing entities: next steps

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the separation of payment card schemes and processing entities, under article 7(6) of the European Interchange Fees...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

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CFTC Announces Proposal to Amend the Definition of "Material Terms" - On September 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Division announced that it will publish in the Federal Register a proposed amendment to...more

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European Parliament Adopts MIF Regulation

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On March 10, 2015, the European Parliament published a press release announcing that it has adopted the proposed Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (MIF Regulation). The adopted text has not...more

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ECON Votes in Favor of the MIF Regulation

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On January 27, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (“ECON”) released a press release stating that it had voted in favour of the proposed Regulation on multilateral interchange fees (“MIF Regulation”). This vote...more

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Alert: The Proposed Regulation on Interchange Fees for Card-Based Payment Transactions

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"Payment cards are the most frequently used electronic payment instrument for retail purchases. However, integration of the [European] Union [(EU)] payment card market is far from complete as many payment solutions cannot...more

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2012 Payments Systems Year-in-Review

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The interchange fee and the potential of mobile payments were the dominant payment system issues in 2012. From a landmark antitrust settlement to seemingly daily announcements of a new prepaid or mobile payment product, there...more

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