In this edition, enjoy a sporty end of 2025 with to our white paper on our client FIBA, the latest Product Lab update on our tool Shake, and the newest insights on compliance in the Netherlands. And don’t miss all the other end-of-year news! 🎄
For this final edition of 2025, and with the holiday season approaching, we first want to thank you for a wonderful year together and wish you Happy Holidays!
A big thank you to all our clients and partners for their trust, which has allowed us to accomplish great things this year, including the opening of Axeptio’s Canadian branch, the acquisition of AdOpt in Brazil, and Cookiecode in the Netherlands. 2025 also saw the birth of exciting new projects, such as a new fully immersive design and collaborations with leading international brands, including FIBA, BRP, and TUI...
Before the year ends, take a moment to explore our latest updates, including our newest ebook on our client FIBA! 🎄
📖 This month's read!
🏀 FIBA White Paper: Consent as a Lever for Audience Growth and Brand Image
Discover our new white paper on FIBA (International Basketball Federation) and its global consent management strategy: 214 countries, 6 mobile apps, and 4 websites. Learn how the International Basketball Federation redesigned its consent processes to balance compliance, branding, and marketing performance.
Shake by Axeptio simplifies cookie-banner compliance
Our tool Shake automatically audits a site’s cookies/trackers, flags mis-configured ones, and builds a compliant cookie-banner — saving time for agencies and ensuring ongoing compliance.
We published a guide about adapting cookie-banner settings to Dutch compliance standards. A must read if you manage clients in the Netherlands or other European markets and want to ensure banners remain legally sound.
Christmas takes the spotlight at Axeptio: checkout our 2025 recap in three movies, highlighting client stories, product updates and legal developments around compliance and consent.
Austria files criminal complaint against Clearview AI
Austrian privacy group noyb has filed a criminal complaint accusing Clearview AI of illegally collecting Europeans’ images for facial recognition, potentially exposing its executives to GDPR liability.
The CNIL fined American Express €1.5 million for placing cookies without consent, highlighting the importance of respecting user privacy and consent rules under French law. Learn why valid user consent is more important than ever.
Google hit with EU antitrust fine in ad-tech shake-up
The European Commission recently fined Google €2.95 billion for abusing its dominance in digital advertising, accusing the company of “self-preferencing” its own ad exchange and disadvantaging competitors.