In November 2025, major global economies intensively released data protection and cybersecurity regulations. The EU's Digital Omnibus simplified GDPR, India's privacy law finally took effect, the UK introduced a cybersecurity bill, and China increased fines for violations. How are these developments affecting the digital economy?
Explore the balance between openness and sovereignty in digital trade governance, analyze cross-border data flows, AI competition, and changes in the global regulatory landscape, and provide strategic references for decision-makers in the digital economy.
Based on the latest bibliometric research, the number of papers on sustainable development of the global digital economy has surged in the past two years, with carbon emissions and energy becoming core issues. This article analyzes the impact of this research shift on business models, platform competition, and regulation, and points out that green digitalization will become key to economic competition in the next decade.
Rules for cross-border data flows in the global digital economy are shifting from "whether data can leave the country" to "whether it can be accessed." This article analyzes this paradigm shift and explores how Shanghai's Lingang New Area can provide replicable solutions for enterprises through institutional innovation.
In November 2025, the European Union, the United Kingdom, India, China, and others issued a dense wave of new data protection and cybersecurity regulations, raising compliance costs in the digital economy, while platform power and data governance face profound transformations.
According to the latest report from Precedence Research, the global open banking market size is expected to grow from $35.72 billion in 2025 to $240.31 billion in 2035, with a compound annual growth rate of 21%. Behind this growth are the combined drivers of the API economy, fintech, and regulatory frameworks. Open banking is becoming a core variable in the reconstruction of financial infrastructure in the digital economy era.
In the first week of July 2026, events such as the Meta lawsuit, EU antitrust, Alibaba settlement, Tesla deliveries, and Rocket Lab's acquisition of Iridium intertwined, revealing the profound impact of AI commercialization, platform regulation, and the space economy on the digital ecosystem.
The UK Data (Use and Access) Bill and the new ICO guidelines have substantive differences with the EU GDPR, requiring multinational corporations to reassess data flows and adjust compliance frameworks.
This week's five major events in fintech — Blackcat restructures BaaS, Revolut promotes 'Made in Europe' talent, Visa deepens AI payments, Crossmint launches agent card payment API, Wells Fargo executives discuss AI's impact on employment — collectively reveal the profound impact of the integration of digital payments and AI on business models and competitive landscape.