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  • Overcoming Fintech and Finserv’s Biggest Data Analytics Challenges

    13 septembre 2024, par Daniel Crough — Banking and Financial Services, Marketing, Security

    Data powers innovation in financial technology (fintech), from personalized banking services to advanced fraud detection systems. Industry leaders recognize the value of strong security measures and customer privacy. A recent survey highlights this focus, with 72% of finance Chief Risk Officers identifying cybersecurity as their primary concern.

    Beyond cybersecurity, fintech and financial services (finserv) companies are bogged down with massive amounts of data spread throughout disconnected systems. Between this, a complex regulatory landscape and an increasingly tech-savvy and sceptical consumer base, fintech and finserv companies have a lot on their plates.

    How can marketing teams get the information they need while staying focused on compliance and providing customer value ? 

    This article will examine strategies to address common challenges in the finserv and fintech industries. We’ll focus on using appropriate tools, following effective data management practices, and learning from traditional banks’ approaches to similar issues.

    What are the biggest fintech data analytics challenges, and how do they intersect with traditional banking ?

    Recent years have been tough for the fintech industry, especially after the pandemic. This period has brought new hurdles in data analysis and made existing ones more complex. As the market stabilises, both fintech and finserve companies must tackle these evolving data issues.

    Let’s examine some of the most significant data analytics challenges facing the fintech industry, starting with an issue that’s prevalent across the financial sector :

    1. Battling data silos

    In a recent survey by InterSystems, 54% of financial institution leaders said data silos are their biggest barrier to innovation, while 62% said removing silos is their priority data strategy for the next year.

    a graphic highlighting fintech concerns about siloed data

    Data silos segregate data repositories across departments, products and other divisions. This is a major issue in traditional banking and something fintech companies should avoid inheriting at all costs.

    Siloed data makes it harder for decision-makers to view business performance with 360-degree clarity. It’s also expensive to maintain and operationalise and can evolve into privacy and data compliance issues if left unchecked.

    To avoid or remove data silos, develop a data governance framework and centralise your data repositories. Next, simplify your analytics stack into as few integrated tools as possible because complex tech stacks are one of the leading causes of data silos.

    Use an analytics system like Matomo that incorporates web analytics, marketing attribution and CRO testing into one toolkit.

    A screenshot of Matomo web analytics

    Matomo’s support plans help you implement a data system to meet the unique needs of your business and avoid issues like data silos. We also offer data warehouse exporting as a feature to bring all of your web analytics, customer data, support data, etc., into one centralised location.

    Try Matomo for free today, or contact our sales team to discuss support plans.

    2. Compliance with laws and regulations

    A survey by Alloy reveals that 93% of fintech companies find it difficult to meet compliance regulations. The cost of staying compliant tops their list of worries (23%), outranking even the financial hit from fraud (21%) – and this in a year marked by cyber threats.

    a bar chart shows the top concerns of fintech regulation compliance

    Data privacy laws are constantly changing, and the landscape varies across global regions, making adherence even more challenging for fintechs and traditional banks operating in multiple markets. 

    In the US market, companies grapple with regulations at both federal and state levels. Here are some of the state-level legislation coming into effect for 2024-2026 :

    Other countries are also ramping up regional regulations. For instance, Canada has Quebec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector and British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (BC PIPA).

    Ignorance of country- or region-specific laws will not stop companies from suffering the consequences of violating them.

    The only answer is to invest in adherence and manage business growth accordingly. Ultimately, compliance is more affordable than non-compliance – not only in terms of the potential fines but also the potential risks to reputation, consumer trust and customer loyalty.

    This is an expensive lesson that fintech and traditional financial companies have had to learn together. GDPR regulators hit CaixaBank S.A, one of Spain’s largest banks, with multiple multi-million Euro fines, and Klarna Bank AB, a popular Swedish fintech company, for €720,000.

    To avoid similar fates, companies should :

    1. Build solid data systems
    2. Hire compliance experts
    3. Train their teams thoroughly
    4. Choose data analytics tools carefully

    Remember, even popular tools like Google Analytics aren’t automatically safe. Find out how Matomo helps you gather useful insights while sticking to rules like GDPR.

    3. Protecting against data security threats

    Cyber threats are increasing in volume and sophistication, with the financial sector becoming the most breached in 2023.

    a bar chart showing the percentage of data breaches per industry from 2021 to 2023
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    The cybersecurity risks will only worsen, with WEF estimating annual cybercrime expenses of up to USD $10.5 trillion globally by 2025, up from USD $3 trillion in 2015.

    While technology brings new security solutions, it also amplifies existing risks and creates new ones. A 2024 McKinsey report warns that the risk of data breaches will continue to increase as the financial industry increasingly relies on third-party data tools and cloud computing services unless they simultaneously improve their security posture.

    The reality is that adopting a third-party data system without taking the proper precautions means adopting its security vulnerabilities.

    In 2023, the MOVEit data breach affected companies worldwide, including financial institutions using its file transfer system. One hack created a global data crisis, potentially affecting the customer data of every company using this one software product.

    The McKinsey report emphasises choosing tools wisely. Why ? Because when customer data is compromised, it’s your company that takes the heat, not the tool provider. As the report states :

    “Companies need reliable, insightful metrics and reporting (such as security compliance, risk metrics and vulnerability tracking) to prove to regulators the health of their security capabilities and to manage those capabilities.”

    Don’t put user or customer data in the hands of companies you can’t trust. Work with providers that care about security as much as you do. With Matomo, you own all of your data, ensuring it’s never used for unknown purposes.

    A screenshot of Matomo visitor reporting

    4. Protecting users’ privacy

    With security threats increasing, fintech companies and traditional banks must prioritise user privacy protection. Users are also increasingly aware of privacy threats and ready to walk away from companies that lose their trust.

    Cisco’s 2023 Data Privacy Benchmark Study reveals some eye-opening statistics :

    • 94% of companies said their customers wouldn’t buy from them if their data wasn’t protected, and 
    • 95% see privacy as a business necessity, not just a legal requirement.

    Modern financial companies must balance data collection and management with increasing privacy demands. This may sound contradictory for companies reliant on dated practices like third-party cookies, but they need to learn to thrive in a cookieless web as customers move to banks and service providers that have strong data ethics.

    This privacy protection journey starts with implementing web analytics ethically from the very first session.

    A graphic showing the four key elements of ethical web analytics: 100% data ownership, respecting user privacy, regulatory compliance and Data transparency

    The most important elements of ethically-sound web analytics in fintech are :

    1. 100% data ownership : Make sure your data isn’t used in other ways by the tools that collect it.
    2. Respecting user privacy : Only collect the data you absolutely need to do your job and avoid personally identifiable information.
    3. Regulatory compliance : Stick with solutions built for compliance to stay out of legal trouble.
    4. Data transparency : Know how your tools use your data and let your customers know how you use it.

    Read our guide to ethical web analytics for more information.

    5. Comparing customer trust across industries 

    While fintech companies are making waves in the financial world, they’re still playing catch-up when it comes to earning customer trust. According to RFI Global, fintech has a consumer trust score of 5.8/10 in 2024, while traditional banking scores 7.6/10.

    a comparison of consumer trust in fintech vs traditional finance

    This trust gap isn’t just about perception – it’s rooted in real issues :

    • Security breaches are making headlines more often.
    • Privacy regulations like GDPR are making consumers more aware of their rights.
    • Some fintech companies are struggling to handle fraud effectively.

    According to the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator, digital banking brands Monzo and Starling had some of the highest fraudulent activity rates in 2022. Yet, Monzo only reimbursed 6% of customers who reported suspicious transactions, compared to 70% for NatWest and 91% for Nationwide.

    So, what can fintech firms do to close this trust gap ?

    • Start with privacy-centric analytics from day one. This shows customers you value their privacy from the get-go.
    • Build and maintain a long-term reputation free of data leaks and privacy issues. One major breach can undo years of trust-building.
    • Learn from traditional banks when it comes to handling issues like fraudulent transactions, identity theft, and data breaches. Prompt, customer-friendly resolutions go a long way.
    • Remember : cutting-edge financial technology doesn’t make up for poor customer care. If your digital bank won’t refund customers who’ve fallen victim to credit card fraud, they’ll likely switch to a traditional bank that will.

    The fintech sector has made strides in innovation, but there’s still work to do in establishing trustworthiness. By focusing on robust security, transparent practices, and excellent customer service, fintech companies can bridge the trust gap and compete more effectively with traditional banks.

    6. Collecting quality data

    Adhering to data privacy regulations, protecting user data and implementing ethical analytics raises another challenge. How can companies do all of these things and still collect reliable, quality data ?

    Google’s answer is using predictive models, but this replaces real data with calculations and guesswork. The worst part is that Google Analytics doesn’t even let you use all of the data you collect in the first place. Instead, it uses something called data sampling once you pass certain thresholds.

    In practice, this means that Google Analytics uses a limited set of your data to calculate reports. We’ve discussed GA4 data sampling at length before, but there are two key problems for companies here :

    1. A sample size that’s too small won’t give you a full representation of your data.
    2. The more visitors that come to your site, the less accurate your reports will become.

    For high-growth companies, data sampling simply can’t keep up. Financial marketers widely recognise the shortcomings of big tech analytics providers. In fact, 80% of them say they’re concerned about data bias from major providers like Google and Meta affecting valuable insights.

    This is precisely why CRO:NYX Digital approached us after discovering Google Analytics wasn’t providing accurate campaign data. We set up an analytics system to suit the company’s needs and tested it alongside Google Analytics for multiple campaigns. In one instance, Google Analytics failed to register 6,837 users in a single day, approximately 9.8% of the total tracked by Matomo.

    In another instance, Google Analytics only tracked 600 visitors over 24 hours, while Matomo recorded nearly 71,000 visitors – an 11,700% discrepancy.

    a data visualisation showing the discrepancy in Matomo's reporting vs Google Analytics

    Financial companies need a more reliable, privacy-centric alternative to Google Analytics that captures quality data without putting users at potential risk. This is why we built Matomo and why our customers love having total control and visibility of their data.

    Unlock the full power of fintech data analytics with Matomo

    Fintech companies face many data-related challenges, so compliant web analytics shouldn’t be one of them. 

    With Matomo, you get :

    • An all-in-one solution that handles traditional web analytics, behavioural analytics and more with strong integrations to minimise the likelihood of data siloing
    • Full compliance with GDPR, CCPA, PIPL and more
    • Complete ownership of your data to minimise cybersecurity risks caused by negligent third parties
    • An abundance of ways to protect customer privacy, like IP address anonymisation and respect for DoNotTrack settings
    • The ability to import data from Google Analytics and distance yourself from big tech
    • High-quality data that doesn’t rely on sampling
    • A tool built with financial analytics in mind

    Don’t let big tech companies limit the power of your data with sketchy privacy policies and counterintuitive systems like data sampling. 

    Start your Matomo free trial or request a demo to unlock the full power of fintech data analytics without putting your customers’ personal information at unnecessary risk.

  • Matomo’s privacy-friendly web analytics software named best of the year 2022

    25 janvier 2023, par Erin

    W3Tech names Matomo ‘Traffic Analysis Tool of the Year 2022’ in its Web Technologies of the Year list of technologies that gained the most sites

    Matomo, a world-leading open-source web analytics platform, is proud to announce that it has received W3Tech’s award for the best web analytics software in its Web Technologies of the Year 2022. Matomo is the first independent, open-source tool named Traffic Analysis Tool of the Year – with previous winners including Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel.


    W3Tech, a trusted source for web technology research, determines winners for its annual Web Technologies of the Year list by technologies that gained the most websites. W3Tech surveys usage across millions of websites globally – comparing the number of sites using a technology on January 1st of one year with the number of sites using it the following year.

    W3Tech commenting on the Traffic Analysis Tool winners, said : “Matomo, the privacy-focused open source analytics platform, is the traffic analysis tool of the year for the first time, while Google Analytics and the other previous winners all lost a bit of market share in 2022. The Chinese Baidu Analytics ranks second this year. Snowplow, another open source tool, is an unexpected third.”


    Matomo launched in 2007 as an open-source analytics alternative to Google Analytics, keeps businesses GDPR and CCPA-compliant. Matomo is trusted by over 1.4 million websites in 220 countries and is translated into over 50 languages.


    Matomo founder Matthieu Aubry says, “As the first independent, open-source traffic analysis tool to receive this recognition, Matomo is humbled and honoured to lead the charge for change. It’s a testament to the hard work of our community, and it’s a clear sign that consumers and organisations are looking for ethical alternatives.


    “This recognition is a major win for the entire privacy movement and proves that the tide is turning against the big tech players who I believe have long prioritised profits over privacy. We are committed to continuing our work towards a more private and secure digital landscape for all.”


    In W3Tech’s Web Technologies of the Year 2022, Matomo was also judged third Tag Manager, behind Google Tag Manager and Adobe DTM.


    Matomo helps businesses and organisations track and optimise their online presence allowing users to easily collect, analyse, and act on their website and marketing data to gain a deeper understanding of their visitors and drive conversions and revenue. With 100% data ownership, customers using the company’s tools get the power to protect their website user’s privacy – and where their data is stored and what’s happening to it, without external influence. Furthermore, as the data is not sampled, it maintains data accuracy. 


    Aubry says its recent award is a positive reminder of how well this solution is performing internationally and is a testament to the exceptional quality and performance of Matomo’s powerful web analytics tools that respect a user’s privacy.


    “In 2020, the CJEU ruled US cloud servers don’t comply with GDPR. Then in 2022, the Austrian Data Protection Authority and French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) ruled that the use of Google Analytics is illegal due to data transfers to the US. With Matomo Cloud, the customer’s data is stored in Europe, and no data is transferred to the US. On the other hand, with Matomo On-Premise, the data is stored in your country of choice.


    “Matomo has also become one of the most popular open-source alternatives to Google Analytics for website owners and marketing teams because it empowers web professionals to make business decisions. Website investment, collateral, and arrangement are enriched by having the full picture and control of the data.”

    Image of a laptop surrounded by multiple data screens from matomo

    About Matomo

    Matomo is a world-leading open-source web analytics platform, trusted by over 1.4 million websites in 220 countries and translated into over 50 languages. Matomo helps businesses and organisations track and optimise their online presence allowing users to easily collect, analyse, and act on their website and marketing data to gain a deeper understanding of their visitors and drive conversions and revenue. Matomo’s vision is to create, as a community, the leading open digital analytics platform that gives every user complete control of their data.

    For more information/ press enquiries Press – Matomo

  • Google Analytics 4 and GDPR : Everything You Need to Know

    17 mai 2022, par Erin

    Four years have passed since the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, also known as DSGVO in German, and RGPD in French) took effect.

    That’s ample time to get compliant, especially for an organisation as big and innovative as Google. Or is it ? 

    If you are wondering how GDPR affects Google Analytics 4 and what the compliance status is at present, here’s the lowdown. 

    Is Google Analytics 4 GDPR Compliant ?

    No. As of mid-2022, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) isn’t fully GDPR compliant. Despite adding extra privacy-focused features, GA4 still has murky status with the European regulators. After the invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework in 2020, Google is yet to regulate EU-US data protection. At present, the company doesn’t sufficiently protect EU citizens’ and residents’ data against US surveillance laws. This is a direct breach of GDPR.

    Google Analytics and GDPR : a Complex Relationship 

    European regulators have scrutinised Google since GDPR came into effect in 2018.

    While the company took steps to prepare for GDPR provisions, it didn’t fully comply with important regulations around user data storage, transfer and security.

    The relationship between Google and EU regulators got more heated after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the Privacy Shield — a leeway Google used for EU-US data transfers. After 2020, GDPR litigation against Google followed. 

    This post summarises the main milestones in this story and explains the consequences for Google Analytics users. 

    Google Analytics and GDPR Timeline

    2018 : Google Analytics Meets GDPR 

    In 2018, the EU adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — a set of privacy and data security laws, covering all member states. Every business interacting with EU citizens and/or residents had to comply.

    GDPR harmonised data protection laws across member states and put down extra provisions for what constitutes sensitive personal information (or PII). Broadly, PII includes any data about the person’s :

    • Racial or ethnic origin 
    • Employment status 
    • Religious or political beliefs
    • State of health 
    • Genetic or biometric data 
    • Financial records (such as payment method data)
    • Address and phone numbers 

    Businesses were barred from collecting this information without explicit consent (and even with it in some cases). If collected, such sensitive information is also subject to strict requirements on how it should be stored, secured, transferred and used. 

    7 Main GDPR Principles Explained 

    Article 5 of the GDPR lays out seven main GDPR principles for personal data and privacy protection : 

    • Lawfulness, fairness and transparency — data must be obtained legally, collected with consent and in adherence to laws. 
    • Purpose limitation — all personal information must be collected for specified, explicit and legal purposes. 
    • Data minimisation — companies must collect only necessary and adequate data, aligned with the stated purpose. 
    • Accuracy — data accuracy must be ensured at all times. Companies must have mechanisms to erase or correct inaccurate data without delays. 
    • Storage limitation — data must be stored only for as long as the stated purpose suggests. Though there’s no upper time limit on data storage. 
    • Integrity and confidentiality (security) — companies must take measures to ensure secure data storage and prevent unlawful or unauthorised access to it. 
    • Accountability — companies must be able to demonstrate adherence to the above principles. 

    Google claimed to have taken steps to make all of their products GDPR compliant ahead of the deadline. But in practice, this wasn’t always the case.

    In March 2018, a group of publishers admonished Google for not providing them with enough tools for GDPR compliance :

    “[Y]ou refuse to provide publishers with any specific information about how you will collect, share and use the data. Placing the full burden of obtaining new consent on the publisher is untenable without providing the publisher with the specific information needed to provide sufficient transparency or to obtain the requisite specific, granular and informed consent under the GDPR.”

    The proposed Google Analytics GDPR consent form was hard to implement and lacked customisation options. In fact, Google “makes unilateral decisions” on how the collected data is stored and used. 

    Users had no way to learn about or control all intended uses of people’s data — which made compliance with the second clause impossible. 

    Unsurprisingly, Google was among the first companies to face a GDPR lawsuit (together with Facebook). 

    By 2019, French data regulator CNIL, successfully argued that Google wasn’t sufficiently disclosing its data collection across products — and hence in breach of GDPR. After a failed appeal, Google had to pay a €50 million fine and promise to do better. 

    2019 : Google Analytics 4 Announcement 

    Throughout 2019, Google rightfully attempted to resolve some of its GDPR shortcomings across all products, Google Universal Analytics (UA) included. 

    They added a more visible consent mechanism for online tracking and provided extra compliance tips for users to follow. In the background, Google also made tech changes to its data processing mechanism to get on the good side of regulations.

    Though Google addressed some of the issues, they missed others. A 2019 independent investigation found that Google real-time-bidding (RTB) ad auctions still used EU citizens’ and residents’ data without consent, thanks to a loophole called “Push Pages”. But they managed to quickly patch this up before the allegations had made it to court. 

    In November 2019, Google released a beta version of the new product version — Google Analytics 4, due to replace Universal Analytics. 

    GA4 came with a set of new privacy-focused features for ticking GDPR boxes such as :

    • Data deletion mechanism. Users can now request to surgically extract certain data from the Analytics servers via a new interface. 
    • Shorter data retention period. You can now shorten the default retention period to 2 months by default (instead of 14 months) or add a custom limit.  
    • IP Anonymisation. GA4 doesn’t log or store IP addresses by default. 

    Google Analytics also updated its data processing terms and made changes to its privacy policy

    Though Google made some progress, Google Analytics 4 still has many limitations — and isn’t GDPR compliant. 

    2020 : Privacy Shield Invalidation Ruling 

    As part of the 2018 GDPR preparations, Google named its Irish entity (Google Ireland Limited) as the “data controller” legally responsible for EEA and Swiss users’ information. 

    The company announcement says : 

    Google Analytics Statement on Privacy Shield Invalidation Ruling
    Source : Google

    Initially, Google assumed that this legal change would help them ensure GDPR compliance as “legally speaking” a European entity was set in charge of European data. 

    Practically, however, EEA consumers’ data was still primarily transferred and processed in the US — where most Google data centres are located. Until 2020, such cross-border data transfers were considered legal thanks to the Privacy Shield framework

    But in July 2020, The EU Court of Justice ruled that this framework doesn’t provide adequate data protection to digitally transmitted data against US surveillance laws. Hence, companies like Google can no longer use it. The Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) reached the same conclusion in September 2020. 

    The invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework put Google in a tough position.

     Article 14. f of the GDPR explicitly states : 

    “The controller (the company) that intends to carry out a transfer of personal data to a recipient (Analytics solution) in a third country or an international organisation must provide its users with information on the place of processing and storage of its data”.

    Invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework prohibited Google from moving data to the US. At the same time, GDPR provisions mandated that they must disclose proper data location. 

    But Google Analytics (like many other products) had no a mechanism for : 

    • Guaranteeing intra-EU data storage 
    • Selecting a designated regional storage location 
    • Informing users about data storage location or data transfers outside of the EU 

    And these factors made Google Analytics in direct breach of GDPR — a territory, where they remain as of 2022.

    2020-2022 : Google GDPR Breaches and Fines 

    The 2020 ruling opened Google to GDPR lawsuits from country-specific data regulators.

    Google Analytics in particular was under a heavy cease-fire. 

    • Sweden first fined Google for violating GDPR for no not fulfilling its obligations to request data delisting in 2020. 
    • France rejected Google Analytics 4 IP address anonymisation function as a sufficient measure for protecting cross-border data transfers. Even with it, US intelligence services can still access user IPs and other PII. France declared Google Analytics illegal and pressed a €150 million fine. 
    • Austria also found Google Analytics GDPR non-compliant and proclaimed the service as “illegal”. The authority now seeks a fine too. 

    The Dutch Data Protection Authority and  Norwegian Data Protection Authority also found Google Analytics guilty of a GDPR breach and seek to limit Google Analytics usage. 

    New privacy controls in Google Analytics 4 do not resolve the underlying issue — unregulated, non-consensual EU-US data transfer. 

    Google Analytics GDPR non-compliance effectively opens any website tracking or analysing European visitors to legal persecution.

    In fact, this is already happening. noyb, a European privacy-focused NGO, has already filed over 100 lawsuits against European websites using Google Analytics.

    2022 : Privacy Shield 2.0. Negotiations

    Google isn’t the only US company affected by the Privacy Shield framework invalidation. The ruling puts thousands of digital companies at risk of non-compliance.

    To settle the matter, US and EU authorities started “peace talks” in spring 2022.

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that they are working with the Biden administration on the new agreement that will “enable predictable and trustworthy data flows between the EU and US, safeguarding the privacy and civil liberties.” 

    However, it’s just the beginning of a lengthy negotiation process. The matter is far from being settled and contentious issues remain as we discussed on Twitter (come say hi !).

    For one, the US isn’t eager to modify its surveillance laws and is mostly willing to make them “proportional” to those in place in the EU. These modifications may still not satisfy CJEU — which has the power to block the agreement vetting or invalidate it once again. 

    While these matters are getting hashed out, Google Analytics users, collecting data about EU citizens and/or residents, remain on slippery grounds. As long as they use GA4, they can be subject to GDPR-related lawsuits. 

    To Sum It Up 

    • Google Analytics 4 and Google Universal Analytics are not GDPR compliant because of Privacy Shield invalidation in 2020. 
    • French and Austrian data watchdogs named Google Analytics operations “illegal”. Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian authorities also claim it’s in breach of GDPR. 
    • Any website using GA for collecting data about European citizens and/or residents can be taken to court for GDPR violations (which is already happening). 
    • Privacy Shield 2.0 Framework discussions to regulate EU-US data transfers have only begun and may take years. Even if accepted, the new framework(s) may once again be invalidated by local data regulators as has already happened in the past. 

    Time to Get a GDPR Compliant Google Analytics Alternative 

    Retaining 100% data ownership is the optimal path to GDPR compliance.

    By selecting a transparent web analytics solution that offers 100% data ownership, you can rest assured that no “behind the scenes” data collection, processing or transfers take place. 

    Unlike Google Analytics 4, Matomo offers all of the features you need to be GDPR compliant : 

    • Full data anonymisation 
    • Single-purpose data usage 
    • Easy consent and an opt-out mechanism 
    • First-party cookies usage by default 
    • Simple access to collect data 
    • Fast data removals 
    • EU-based data storage for Matomo Cloud (or storage in the country of your choice with Matomo On-Premise)

    Learn about your audiences in a privacy-centred way and protect your business against unnecessary legal exposure. 

    Start your 21-day free trial (no credit card required) to see how fully GDPR-compliant website analytics works !