France: Consultation opened on White Paper on Personal Data and Digital Payment

The White Paper on Personal Data and Digital Payment is published by the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) for consultation until 15 December 2021. The paper deals with the topic of data protection as regards the use of digital payment methods. In particular, it highlights the importance of anonymity of payments, the threats behind the expansion of mobile payments and the necessity to fully comply with the GDPR legal prescriptions. Moreover, the Paper discusses the topics of digital sovereignty of payment data and the European Payments Initiative.