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Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
Weekly TechReg EMEA: Google, TikTok Move to Appease Regulators
June 24, 2022  |  emea

This week, the U.K. government and some regulatory agencies in the country announced changes to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector and to...

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Big Tech Weekly: Google Faces EU Regulator Crackdown on 2 Fronts
Big Tech Weekly: Google Faces EU Regulator Crackdown on 2 Fronts
June 24, 2022  |  Big Tech

In the latest chapter of Alphabet’s mounting European Union antitrust concerns, the Google Maps platform comes under scrutiny from the German competition watchdog and the...

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Lockdowns, Consumer Backlash Force H&M to Close Shanghai Flagship
Lockdowns, Consumer Backlash Force H&M to Close Shanghai Flagship
June 24, 2022  |  Retail

Fashion retailer H&M has closed its Shanghai, China store, the latest move in that nation after consumer demand is flagging as the country has just...

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Revolut Pilots BNPL Product in Ireland
Revolut Pilots BNPL Product in Ireland
June 24, 2022  |  BNPL

Revolut is piloting a buy now, pay later (BNPL) product in Ireland for its 1.9 million customers there, with plans to launch the installment credit...

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Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
June 24, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For an industry that’s typically laser-focused on frictionless services, it’s rare to hear calls for any sort of friction — let alone that it’s good...

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Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
Today in Crypto: CoinFLEX Stops Investor Withdrawals; Brussels Hosts Blockchain Week
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Peter Kerstens, a European Union policy advisor, has said the crypto market troubles could be seen as dissuading, or evidence of a giant Ponzi scheme,...

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Mastercard, Open Banking Firm Spire Team on Middle East Digital Banking
Mastercard, Open Banking Firm Spire Team on Middle East Digital Banking
June 23, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Mastercard has recently collaborated with Spire, which provides open banking for the Gulf Cooperation Council, to help improve digital banking for the region, according to...

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FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
June 23, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

When it comes to tackling poverty and improving the quality of life of the world’s poor and excluded communities, the concept of financial inclusion has...

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EMEA B2B FinTech Octopus Ventures Closes $12.3M Pre-Seed Funding Round
EMEA B2B FinTech Octopus Ventures Closes $12.3M Pre-Seed Funding Round
June 23, 2022  |  Investments

Octopus Ventures has closed a $12.3 million pre-seed funding round that the company plans to use to continue the expansion of its B2B FinTech platform...

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