Progress
Current status
under deliberation
23 Jan 2023under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced investigation by Bundeskartellamt into Paypal Europe over alleged anticompetitive practices
On 23 January 2023, the German competition authority, Bundeskartellamt, announced that it had opened an investigation into PayPal over alleged anticompetitive practices in the online payment service sector and for restricting price competition. In p…
Event typeinvestigation
Action typeannouncement
Government branchexecutive
Government bodycompetition authority