Eastern Europe

Ukraine’s Small Businesses Find Silver Lining in Digital Payments
Ukraine’s Small Businesses Find Silver Lining in Digital Payments
January 17, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Digital payments have been small businesses’ saving grace in the face of tough economic challenges. It’s a double-edged sword that, according to James Allum, senior vice...

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Bitcoin Daily: US DOJ Wants To Hire Crypto Lawyer To Fight Cybercrimes; Centra Tech Co-Founder Pleads In ICO Fraud Case
Bitcoin Daily: US DOJ Wants To Hire Crypto Lawyer To Fight Cybercrimes; Centra Tech Co-Founder...
July 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Sohrab Sharma, the third co-founder of Centra Tech, has pled guilty to an initial coin offering fraud, according to CoinDesk. Sharma’s confession confirms that he,...

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Huawei Pay Launches In Russia With Union Pay
Huawei Pay Launches In Russia With Union Pay
January 29, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

China’s UnionPay and Huawei are teaming up to bring Huawei Pay to Russia. According to PocketNow, the companies’ partnership will bring the mobile payment platform...

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Naspers Chairman Pushes Back On Calls To Sell Its Tencent Stake
Naspers Chairman Pushes Back On Calls To Sell Its Tencent Stake
August 28, 2017  |  International

Faced with calls to break up the eCommerce and Pay TV company and sell its stake in Tecent, the chairman of South Africa’s Naspers said...

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Verifone Enters Ukraine Market With PrivatBank Deal
Verifone Enters Ukraine Market With PrivatBank Deal
May 03, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verifone, the payments and commerce solutions company, announced Tuesday (May 2 ) that it has been selected as the payment solution and service provider for...

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Ingenico Group Grows Ukraine Footprint With SST Acquisition
Ingenico Group Grows Ukraine Footprint With SST Acquisition
April 28, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global seamless payment technology provider Ingenico Group recently announced an acquisition that will expand its footprint in the Ukraine. Ingenico Group recently acquired the Systems...

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Belarus: Silicon Valley Of Eastern Europe
Belarus: Silicon Valley Of Eastern Europe
December 16, 2016  |  International

The former Soviet Union republic may be known for manufacturing tractors, but the region has its eye on becoming Eastern Europe’s Silicon Valley. This week,...

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Lithuania’s Lasting Love Of Cash
Lithuania’s Lasting Love Of Cash
October 05, 2016  |  Cash

Call it an oldie but goodie. The latest research from the hot-off-the-presses PYMNTS.com Q3 2016 PYMNTS Global Cash Index™ is in, and it proves that...

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Cash: Ageless And Thriving In Eastern Europe
Cash: Ageless And Thriving In Eastern Europe
October 04, 2016  |  Cash

Call it an oldie but goodie. The latest research from the hot-off-the-presses PYMNTS.com Q3 2016 Global Cash Index™ is in, and it proves that cash...

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