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Thunes, Alipay+ Partner to Ease Acceptance of Mobile Wallets in Europe
Thunes, Alipay+ Partner to Ease Acceptance of Mobile Wallets in Europe
August 31, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Noting the recovery of international tourism and the popularity of mobile wallets, cross-border payments company Thunes has partnered with Ant Group’s Alipay+ to enable merchants...

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African FinTech EFT Corporation Fights Fraud With ACI Worldwide Partnership
African FinTech EFT Corporation Fights Fraud With ACI Worldwide Partnership
August 31, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

End-to-end payment solutions provider EFT Corporation is instituting new fraud protection measures across Africa through a partnership with real-time payments firm ACI Worldwide. Get the Full Story...

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BNPL’s Advantages When Tackling Modern Economic Challenges
BNPL’s Advantages When Tackling Modern Economic Challenges
August 31, 2022  |  BNPL

The loss of spending power is taking its toll on how consumers spend their money, which in turns creates new interest from new categories of...

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Klarna Faces Growing Pains as Losses Increase
Klarna Faces Growing Pains as Losses Increase
August 31, 2022  |  Earnings

Expenses related to U.S. and international market expansion combined with the integration of new acquisitions and widening credit losses all added up to a messy...

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Digital Storefronts Level the Playing Field for MENA Retailers
Digital Storefronts Level the Playing Field for MENA Retailers
August 31, 2022  |  Retail

The pandemic resulted in an abrupt shift for many brick-and-mortar retailers, the type that can take decades to achieve, and forced many to move online...

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Carbon Trackers, the Next Big Thing in European Banking Apps
Carbon Trackers, the Next Big Thing in European Banking Apps
August 30, 2022  |  Digital Banking

When considering tools to help reduce their carbon footprint, few people will immediately think of their mobile banking app. And yet, a growing number of...

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TradeLens Sends Europe’s First Electronic Bill of Lading
TradeLens Sends Europe’s First Electronic Bill of Lading
August 30, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

If there’s one blockchain project that truly shows what the technology is capable of, it’s TradeLens, which has connected nearly every part of the global...

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Pezesha Raises $11M to Grow Lending Platform in Sub-Saharan Africa
Pezesha Raises $11M to Grow Lending Platform in Sub-Saharan Africa
August 30, 2022  |  Investments

Embedded finance FinTech Pezesha has raised $11 million in a pre-Series A funding round and plans to use the funds to scale operations in its...

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EMEA Daily: Wise Fined $360K for AML Violations by Abu Dhabi Regulator; PalmPay Hits 10M Users in Nigeria
EMEA Daily: Wise Fined $360K for AML Violations by Abu Dhabi Regulator; PalmPay Hits 10M...
August 30, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Wise has been slapped with a $360,000 fine by Abu Dhabi’s anti-money laundering regulator and PalmPay hits...

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