Facebook’s lead data protection regulator in Europe has asked the company for an “urgent briefing” regarding plans to integrate the underlying infrastructure of its three
Category: Europe
Commuters become crypto users, as DOVU signs loyalty deal with rail service
While blockchain emerged first as a platform for currency and value, its employment in the tokenization of data and information has become recognized as being
After challenger banks comes the wave of anti-fraud startups
The sheer scale of global financial crime is not to be underestimated. The UK’s National Crime Agency recently observed that it’s “in the hundreds of
Brexit backer’s insurance firm and leave campaign fined £120k by data watchdog
The UK’s data protection watchdog has issued fines against a pro-Brexit campaign, Leave.EU, and an insurance company owned by the largest individual donor to the leave
Leaked TikTok ad deck suggests it has 17M+ MAUs in Europe
An advertising pitch deck used by fast-growing short form video sharing app TikTok has leaked, providing a snapshot of usage in its biggest markets in Europe.
Uber driven out of Barcelona again
Uber is suspending its professional taxi service in Barcelona from tomorrow almost a year after it re-entered the Catalan capital. The move follows the regional
Facebook’s VPN app puts spotlight on kids’ consent
Facebook could face fresh scrutiny in Europe following a TechCrunch report on its use of a VPN app to monitor people’s smartphone activity — including teenagers as
Amex blocks Curve as the fintech startup vows to fight “anti-competitive” decision
Well, that was short-lived: Just 36 hours after Curve, the London fintech that lets you consolidate all of your bank cards into a single Curve
Facebook, Google and Twitter told to do more to fight fake news ahead of European elections
A first batch of monthly progress reports from tech giants and advertising companies on what they’re doing to help fight online disinformation have been published
Rules to rein in ride-hailing apps coming to Barcelona
Catalonia’s regional government in Spain has agreed new rules to regulate the vehicle for hire (VTCs) sector that will require ride-hailing companies such as Uber
Home improvement platform Houzz lays off 180, reportedly gears up for public listing
Houzz has built a $4 billion business on the back of a platform and marketplace that lets you plan and execute home improvement projects. But
TrueLayer’s Payments API lets companies accept payments through Open Banking
Open Banking and PSD2 — groundbreaking regulation from the U.K. and European Union, respectively — set out to fix what politicians and civil servants perceived
After seizing a major DDoS-for-hire site, Europol goes after its users
Last year, Europol and its many law enforcement partners took down and seized webstresser.org, one of the most notorious “booter” sites for launching distributed denial-of-service
Curve, the all-your-cards-in-one app, adds support for Amex
Curve, the London fintech that lets you consolidate all of your bank cards into a single Curve card and app to make it easier to
Monzo teams up with Flux to add itemised receipts and loyalty points
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank that now boasts 1.5 million current account customers, has partnered with fintech startup Flux to bring itemised receipts and loyalty
The facts about Facebook
This is a critical reading of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s article in the WSJ on Thursday, also entitled The Facts About Facebook. Yes Mark, you’re right;
Vodafone pauses Huawei network supply purchases in Europe
Huawei had a very good 2018, and it’s likely to have a very good 2019, as well. But there’s one little thing that keeps putting
Lydia launches shared accounts for its mobile payment app
French startup Lydia now lets you share your Lydia sub-accounts with other people. The company wants to make it easier to manage money when you’re
Tradeshift says it’s seen a ‘huge drop’ in UK transactions amid Brexit uncertainty
The UK is experiencing a significant and drastic fall in the volume of business-to-business transactions, according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest
Rory Stirling, ex-BGF Ventures, has joined London seed VC Connect Ventures
When BGF Ventures, the London-based early-stage venture fund of BGF, had a change in “strategy” in early 2018, seeing partners Harry Briggs, Rory Stirling and
Facebook agrees to do more to tackle scam ads after celebrity defamation lawsuit
Facebook has agreed to plough more resource into combating the use of its advertising platform by scammers, saying it will do more to tackle scam
World Economic Forum warns of AI’s potential to worsen global inequality
Tech and political leaders sounded the alarm bell today about the potential for artificial intelligence to exacerbate huge inequalities across the world. The mood music
Mooncard raises $5.7 million for its expense platform
French startup Mooncard raised a $5.7 million funding round (€5 million) from Raise Ventures, Aglaé Ventures and business angels. The company provides a service to
Wynd raises $82 million for its store management service
French startup Wynd raised another $82 million (€72 million) from Natixis, Sofina and BNF capital. The company started with a point-of-sale solution for restaurants and
UK startup veteran and investor Wendy Tan White joins Alphabet X as Vice President
Wendy Tan White, a veteran of the U.K. startup scene — including founding SaaS website builder Moonfruit, which exited to Yell Group for $37 million
French data protection watchdog fines Google $57 million under the GDPR
The CNIL, the French data protection watchdog, has issued its first GDPR fine of $57 million (€50 million). The regulatory body claims that Google has
‘Anti-Uber’ taxi strikes kick off again in Spain
Taxi drivers in major cities in Spain are on strike again to apply pressure for more stringent regulations to control app rivals such as Uber
Invoice finance platform MarketInvoice raises $33.5M from Barclays, Santander
London, with its huge FinTech hub, is continuing to attract investment and that is no better represented today than with the news that MarketInvoice, arguably
Stung by criticism, Facebook’s Sandberg outlines new plans to tackle misinformation
Stung by criticism of its widely reported role as a platform capable of spreading disinformation and being used by state actors to skew democratic elections,
Salesforce is building new tower in Dublin and adding hundreds of jobs
Salesforce put the finishing touches on a tower in San Francisco last year. In October, it announced Salesforce Tower in Atlanta and today it was Dublin’s turn.