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New EU Council President Prioritizes AI, Chips, Digital Identity Legislation 
July 07, 2022

On July 1, the Czech Republic took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from France — and for the next six months, it will set the priorities for the EU’s political agenda. On Wednesday, July 6, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala...

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EMEA Daily: EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo; Kavak Expands to EMEA With Turkey...
July 06, 2022

In today’s EMEA news, both Germany’s Delivery Hero and its Spanish business Glovo were raided by European Union antitrust regulators, used car platform Kavak is set to open its first office outside of Latin America and more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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EMEA Daily: Revolut Enters In-Person Payments Space with Card Reader; Mobile Payments Startup Zapper Aims...
July 05, 2022

In today’s top news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Revolut launches a card-reader terminal, UAE-based ResTech startup Supy has raised $8 million and South African mobile payments platform Zapper looks to raise funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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French European Parliament Member Wants Binance Approval Regulatory Review
July 05, 2022

A French Member of the European Parliament (MEP) wrote a June 13 letter pushing for her country’s market regulator to review its approval of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, saying a news report shined a light on potential money-laundering activity on the platform, Reuters reported Tuesday...

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EU Unveils Plan to Relax IPO Rules to Boost Deep Tech Funding
July 05, 2022

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EMEA Daily: Airtel Africa Launches SmartCash Payment Service Bank; Mollie and xentral Announce Collaboration
July 01, 2022

In today’s EMEA daily news, Airtel Africa unveils SmartCash Payment Service Bank, its newest subsidiary. GoCardless announces its acquisition of Nordigen and the expansion of its open banking services, and Dutch payment service provider Mollie and xentral announce a new partnership. Get the Full Story...

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EMEA Daily: Coinbase Furthers European Expansion; CryptoRefills Adds EUROC Support
June 30, 2022

In today’s EMEA news, UK Finance released its latest fraud report and highlighted the rise of authorized push payment fraud, London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Zilch has raised $160 million in its Series C funding round and more. Get the Full Story Complete...

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EMEA Daily: Bank of London to Add Cloud Banking; DIFC Taps Tarabut Gateway for MENA’s...
June 28, 2022

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Bank of London will integrate cloud banking, Wise reports increased revenues and Walgreens will not sell its U.K.-based Boots unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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EMEA Daily: Credit Suisse Convicted in Switzerland; Kroo Granted New License
June 27, 2022

In today’s EMEA news, digital bank Kroo has been granted a full banking license from the Bank of England, Credit Suisse Group AG was convicted in Switzerland’s federal criminal court and more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...