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UK Leads Europe in Internet Access, Second in CE Index, Study Finds
UK Leads Europe in Internet Access, Second in CE Index, Study Finds
July 08, 2022  |  International

PYMNTS recently ran a five-part series about digital transformation in the European Union. In order to cover all the regional data available, PYMNTS is bringing...

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How Older, Prime Borrowers Can Help BNPL Firms Ride Out Storm
How Older, Prime Borrowers Can Help BNPL Firms Ride Out Storm
July 08, 2022  |  BNPL

Two years ago, a low-interest environment and pandemic-induced surge in eCommerce resulted in a buy now, pay later (BNPL) boom that saw the likes of...

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EU Retailers Pivot to Seamless One-Click Checkout With Choice
EU Retailers Pivot to Seamless One-Click Checkout With Choice
July 08, 2022  |  Retail

Shopping cart abandonment — an online retailer’s worst nightmare. According to Jérémy Pinto, co-founder of French retail tech firm JUST, research shows that of the...

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Airbnb Launches Historical Homes Category in Europe
Airbnb Launches Historical Homes Category in Europe
July 07, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Airbnb is debuting a new feature, called Historical Homes, to capitalize on the demand for heritage-related travel and make it easier for guests to find...

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Flutterwave Denies Kenyan Regulator’s AML Claims
Flutterwave Denies Kenyan Regulator’s AML Claims
July 07, 2022  |  AML

Digital payments FinTech Flutterwave has denied any wrongdoing after a court in Kenya froze its bank accounts. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (July 7), Kenya’s...

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Griffin Bags $15.5M Investment to Grow BaaS
Griffin Bags $15.5M Investment to Grow BaaS
July 07, 2022  |  Investments

Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, Griffin, has netted $15.5 million in fresh funding, the company announced Thursday (July) 7. The investment round was led by...

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Slight Rebound for FinTech IPOs Marks Shortened Holiday Week
Slight Rebound for FinTech IPOs Marks Shortened Holiday Week
July 07, 2022  |  IPO

We wouldn’t call it a comeback. But it’s a gain, nonetheless. Coming into the close of a week shortened on Wall Street by the July...

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Irish Privacy Regulator Closer to Blocking Meta Data Transfers
Irish Privacy Regulator Closer to Blocking Meta Data Transfers
July 07, 2022  |  Meta

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) is closer to taking steps that could suspend data transfers from the European Union to the U.S. by Facebook and...

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Starling Bank Unveils Bills Manager Feature for SMBs
Starling Bank Unveils Bills Manager Feature for SMBs
July 07, 2022  |  SMBs

Starling Bank debuted Bills Manager, a new feature that will help small businesses and sole trader account customers streamline their finances, according to a Wednesday...

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