France
Regulator: Anti-money laundering credentials key for Binance’s Paris plans
France’s financial sector regulator has said that crypto exchange Binance must focus on its anti-money laundering compliance if it wants regulatory backing to set up a possib...
France orders websites to remove online marketplace Wish
France has ordered search engines and online platforms to strip Wish from their listings over concerns about product safety and the US e-commerce marketplace said it was taking leg...
Spotify to hire hundreds to drive ad sales in Europe, Australia, Canada
Spotify Technology is planning to hire hundreds of staff to boost its advertising sales in Europe and elsewhere, as the music streaming service looks to increase revenue from custo...
Computing firm OVHcloud IPO set to go ahead at low end of price range
French cloud computing services provider OVHcloud’s IPO is set to move ahead at a price of 18.5 euros per share, at the low end of the range, one of the banks in charge of th...
After G20 endorses tax deal, Italy says its digital levy could stay for two more years
G20 finance leaders have endorsed a global tax deal that calls for the elimination of unilateral digital services taxes, but Italy’s economy minister said it may take up to t...
French startup Swile gets unicorn status with Softbank-led fundraising
Swile has raised additional an $200 million in a capital increase backed by Japan’s Softbank, aiming at expanding its business internationally and beyond corporate benefits s...
Thales partners with Google on secure cloud services
Defence company Thales and Google are partnering to offer state-vetted cloud computing services for the storage of some of France’s most sensitive data, the companies have sa...
EU lawmaker says US tech giants should be regulated where they are based
US tech giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules, a top lawmaker said on Tuesday, knocki...
US trade judge finds Google infringed five Sonos patents
A US trade judge has ruled that Alphabet Inc’s Google infringed five patents belonging to Sonos Inc that concern smart speakers and related technology, a decision that could ...
Banks take steps to reduce potential cloud computing risks, Google survey
Banks are taking steps to mitigate risks from their increasing use of external cloud computing services, a survey by Harris Poll and Google Cloud has said.
Commission starts legal action against 23 EU countries over copyright rules
France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission has said...
France fines Google 500 million euros over copyright row
France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro (approximately $593 million) fine on Google for failing to comply with the regulator’s orders on how to conduct t...
TikTok tells employees to return to office for three days a week
Popular short-video app TikTok has told its employees that some will be offered the option to work remotely for up to two days a week after they return to office, according to an i...
Moët Hennessy teams up with Campari in wines, spirits e-commerce venture
LVMH’s Moët Hennessy and Italy’s Campari have agreed to team up to invest in wines and spirits e-commerce companies and create a European ecommerce player in the sector...
French court orders Twitter to provide details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech
A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by journalists, after several French l...