EMEA

Telegram Paid Subscriptions Set to Arrive This Month
Telegram Paid Subscriptions Set to Arrive This Month
June 10, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Telegram is set to debut a paid subscription plan for users later this month, the messaging app’s co-founder said Friday (June 10). Writing on the...

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Klarna Head Praises Apple Entry Into BNPL Space
Klarna Head Praises Apple Entry Into BNPL Space
June 10, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said Apple’s entry into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space is “amazing” and a validation of the sector’s business model,...

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How Visa Helps FIs Tap the $3T BNPL Market
How Visa Helps FIs Tap the $3T BNPL Market
June 10, 2022  |  BNPL

With buy now, pay later (BNPL) expected to become a $3 trillion business by 2030, payments giant Visa is looking for ways to help banks...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes on Consumer Credit Bill
TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes...
June 10, 2022  |  Regulation

This week the EU Parliament adopted new rules that will compel all technology providers to have a common USB Type-C charging port for all mobile...

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BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
June 10, 2022  |  emea

Three of the U.K.’s biggest lenders need to do more to show they could fail without harming customers and taxpayers, the Bank of England (BOE)...

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Morocco’s Chari Buys Retail App Diago
Morocco’s Chari Buys Retail App Diago
June 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Moroccan B2B eCommerce platform Chari has acquired Diago, a retail app based and operating in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. As Magnitt reported Friday...

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UK Government Pushes for Crypto Sandbox, Stablecoin Regulation
UK Government Pushes for Crypto Sandbox, Stablecoin Regulation
June 10, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. will start live testing crypto blockchain technology in financial markets activities such as trading and settlement as part of the drive to become...

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EU Council’s Amendments to Consumer Credit Bill Favor BNPL Providers
EU Council’s Amendments to Consumer Credit Bill Favor BNPL Providers
June 10, 2022  |  BNPL

The EU Council, one of the legislative bodies of the European Union, agreed on Thursday (June 9) on the revision of the consumer credit directive...

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MFS Africa CEO: Prepaid Cards Open World of Online Payments to Millions in Africa
MFS Africa CEO: Prepaid Cards Open World of Online Payments to Millions in Africa
June 10, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Imagine a fashion influencer with millions of YouTube subscribers who is trying to monetize her online content and at the same time purchase a Spotify...

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