Richard S. Taffet

Technology’s impact on competition in the financial services sector is profound. It has changed the competitive landscape by laying the ground for new financial products and services offered by traditional banks, fintechs and big tech. This has created new issues for antitrust enforcement and (...)

This Concurrences special set of articles focuses on antitrust law and enforcement in the aftermath of the American Presidential Elections. It questions the changes and challenges expected in 2021 under the new Biden administration, and its impacts with respect to antitrust legislation and (...)

Change is in the air and it is coming to antitrust and competition policy in the United States. The unexpected election of President-elect Donald J. Trump opened wide the speculation or mystery about what he and his advisors are planning concerning his administration’s antitrust policy. During (...)

This on-topic is the occasion to come back to the emerging competitive payments marketplace in the United States and in the European Union. R. C. Hunter discusses the issues surrounding this evolution and the necessity to provide an ubiquitous, convenient, fast and secure payment system in the (...)

Recently appointed Global Competition Counsel at PayPal, Robert Mahnke offers his point of view on the evolution of the competitive marketplace and explains how the sector operates. He particularly stresses the leading role of innovation and the challenges the company will face in the future. (...)