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Ukraine Economy Beats Expectations During Wartime
Ukraine Economy Beats Expectations During Wartime
December 27, 2022  |  Europe

The Ukraine economy is beating expectations nearly a year into the war. The country’s economic growth is expected to level off or even grow as...

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Digital-First Shoppers Top 2022 Retail Technology Trends
Digital-First Shoppers Top 2022 Retail Technology Trends
December 27, 2022  |  Retail

In 2022, trends in retail technology materialized or matured in a year that defied predictions. Confining our scope to just what happened in retail, PYMNTS...

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Businesses Tame Market Volatility With Multi-Currency Wallets
Businesses Tame Market Volatility With Multi-Currency Wallets
December 27, 2022  |  Global Payments

Foreign exchange (FX) volatility presents challenges for cross-border payments, but digital multi-currency wallets offer a solution. According to Ola Oyetayo, CEO at B2B cross-border FX...

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Egypt’s Contact Wants to Boost Sustainability With ‘Green Finance’
Egypt’s Contact Wants to Boost Sustainability With ‘Green Finance’
December 26, 2022  |  Investments

Egyptian financial firm Contact wants to promote sustainability with a new product dubbed “Green Finance.” According to a Monday (Dec. 26) news release, the product...

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Afreximbank Spends $1.5B to Promote Trade Finance in Caribbean
Afreximbank Spends $1.5B to Promote Trade Finance in Caribbean
December 26, 2022  |  emea

Trade finance firm Afreximbank has allocated $1.5 billion to help Caribbean countries access its services. The Cairo-based company announced the arrangement Monday (Dec. 26), saying...

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Zurich Insurance CEO: Cyberattacks Will Be ‘Uninsurable’
Zurich Insurance CEO: Cyberattacks Will Be ‘Uninsurable’
December 26, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As cyberattacks grow, they will become “uninsurable,” the CEO of Europe’s Zurich insurance said. Speaking to the Financial Times on Monday (Dec. 26), Mario Greco...

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Digital Budgeting Tools Increase as Holiday Cost-Cutting Sweeps Across Europe
Digital Budgeting Tools Increase as Holiday Cost-Cutting Sweeps Across Europe
December 26, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

As inflation bites, European consumers are turning to cost-cutting tools and techniques this holiday season. In fact in the U.K., a poll by Accenture found...

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Spain Leads EU’s Digital Transformation but In-Store Payments Lag Behind
Spain Leads EU’s Digital Transformation but In-Store Payments Lag Behind
December 26, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Spain continues to outperform its EU peers in terms of digital engagement. As revealed in PYMNTS’ latest Connected Economy report, “How The World Does Digital:...

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A Holiday Jingle — PYMNTS Style
A Holiday Jingle — PYMNTS Style
December 26, 2022  |  News

Sung to the Tune of ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’   Knockin’ around an NFT At a Christmas party flop Crypto winter’s got to melt...

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