European fintechs are poised to benefit from a new set of EU data regulations, which experts say will likely exclude Big Tech companies from participating.
European fintechs score win over Big Tech with new EU data rules
The Financial Data Access (FiDA) regulation is set to reshape who builds the next generation of European money apps
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Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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