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Google signs $32bn ‘largest ever’ acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz
Google has confirmed its largest-ever acquisition after signing a definitive agreement to acquire cybersecurity company Wiz for $32bn. The deal will be settled in all...
PSR and FCA receive competition concerns around digital wallets
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have highlighted concerns about a lack of competition among digital wallet providers.The regulators...
Visa keeping track of African fintech as firm invests in Nigeria’s...
Visa and Google are among a plethora of investors in Nigeria-headquartered company Moniepoint amid growing interest in Africa’s fintech and payments scene.In a press...
Google counters CFPB placing Google Pay under supervision
Google has hit back at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau's (CFPB) decision to place the company’s Google Pay platform under its supervisory authority.The Big...
Google Pay and Apple Pay named in US sweepstake casino lawsuit
A New Jersey lawsuit has accused Google and Apple of facilitating payments for illegal gambling, namely a group of companies branded as ‘sweepstakes casinos’.Google...
PayPal and other apps to face tighter CFPB regulations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has expanded its oversight to include major nonbank digital transfer and payment app companies.This move marks the CFPB's...
Google’s Pathway AI model faces Irish regulatory inquiry
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Google Ireland regarding the firm’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, the latest case of a...
Google monopoly decision can fuel search engine innovation
Google’s decade of SEO dominance may be ending after the tech giant was found to have violated US antitrust laws with its search business....
US Judge finds Google a “monopolist” as it loses landmark antitrust...
Google has lost a landmark antitrust lawsuit case in the US after it was found that the Big Tech giant was funding deals to...
Wiz rejects record $23bn bid from Google to pursue IPO
Cybersecurity startup Wiz has rejected a $23bn bid to be acquired by Google in what is believed to be a record bid from the...
