Europe

Cybersecurity
Euro Lawmakers Concerned About SWIFT Payments Data Sharing With The US
January 09, 2015

European policymakers are fighting over how financial messaging information from the SWIFT network can be used to fight terrorism, and who gets to use it, EU Observer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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BMW Teams With MasterCard For Car-Sharing Card
January 08, 2015

BMW has tapped MasterCard for a contactless credit card that will let users of the DriveNow car-sharing service pay for, unlock and operate a DriveNow car, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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In Hungary, A Shopping Ban Means E-Commerce Too
January 07, 2015

Think online shopping is the perfect way to get around restrictions on when brick-and-mortar stores are allowed to be open? Think again — this week the Hungarian government said that e-commerce deliveries can’t be made when shops can’t stay open, according to Hungarian business publication...

Payday Loans Capped In The UK
January 05, 2015

More than a million people in the U.K. will see the cost of their borrowing fall now that new price caps on payday loans have taken effect, the Guardian reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross-border Payments
Euro Startups Find Raising Money Tough
December 31, 2014

European tech startups struggle to raise investment money compared with companies based in Silicon Valley and New York, The New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

UK Payments Council: Let’s Add More Data To Electronic Payments
December 22, 2014

The U.K.’s Payments Council is exploring options for providing more information with business and consumer electronic payment transactions, Finextra reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Alternative Credit
Bitcoin Tracker | Week 53    
December 19, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

Mozido Acquires CorFire
December 18, 2014

America’s greatest musical treasure Elvis Presley once sang that what he needed was “a little less conversation, a little more action,” a motto that the team at Mozido seems to have taken to heart. In a year-ending surprise, the Austin-based cloud platform mobile payments and...

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EU Cuts Deal To Cap Card Fees
December 18, 2014

Under an EU deal struck Wednesday (Dec. 17) between lawmakers and the EU Council, payment-card interchange fees will be capped at 0.2 percent for debit and 0.3 percent for credit transactions, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...