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For Buying, Selling and Financing, MEA Auto Markets Turn to Digital Platforms

For Buying, Selling and Financing, MEA Auto Markets Turn to Digital Platforms
For Buying, Selling and Financing, MEA Auto Markets Turn to Digital Platforms
September 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

In the September edition of the Expanding Payments Choice Playbook series, PYMNTS discusses the importance of end-to-end digital car buying, a mode of auto sales...

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EU Cyber Resilience Act May Set New Global Standards
EU Cyber Resilience Act May Set New Global Standards
September 27, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Earlier this month, the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a piece of legislation that seeks to establish common...

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Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding
Mollie Launches Capital Division to Help SMBs Tap Funding
September 27, 2022  |  Loans

Payment service provider Mollie is launching a capital division to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to gain broader access to fast...

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Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
September 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Fidelity Bank has partnered with Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) to try and bridge the gap in helping smaller businesses get funding,...

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ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has a speech in which he touts the opportunity for central bank...

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Jury Still Out as Web3 Takes Shape
Jury Still Out as Web3 Takes Shape
September 26, 2022  |  Blockchain

When you get past the marketing hype and dig down into what Web3 actually is, it’s hard not to ask whether it’s a real revolution...

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A Year After Launch, Local Platforms Seem Ready to Embrace eNaira
A Year After Launch, Local Platforms Seem Ready to Embrace eNaira
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Nearly a year after its launch in October 2021, Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, is beginning to gain traction in the country....

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Card Networks Leverage Strategic Investments to Secure EU Foothold
Card Networks Leverage Strategic Investments to Secure EU Foothold
September 26, 2022  |  Payments As A Service

Although there isn’t a simple answer as to whether Visa and Mastercard have too much influence in Europe’s payments, that hasn’t stopped the idea of...

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VC Firm Point Nine Raises €180M to Back B2B Marketplaces, SaaS
VC Firm Point Nine Raises €180M to Back B2B Marketplaces, SaaS
September 26, 2022  |  Investments

German venture capital firm Point Nine, which backs companies including Delivery Hero, Revolut and Typeform, has raised €180 million in a new seed fund to...

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