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Gorillas Talks Merger, Sale Potential with Grocery Delivery Rivals
Gorillas Talks Merger, Sale Potential with Grocery Delivery Rivals
June 17, 2022  |  Delivery

On-demand grocery delivery startup Gorillas is talking with competitors about the possibility of merging or being acquired as market demand and startup funds drop off...

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EU Privacy Watchdog: Give Us the Major Big Tech Cases
EU Privacy Watchdog: Give Us the Major Big Tech Cases
June 17, 2022  |  Big Tech

The head of the European Union’s data protection watchdog said that a landmark privacy law adopted four years ago isn’t being enforced properly and that...

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eGrocer Rohlik Raises $230M for Technology Innovation, Expansion
eGrocer Rohlik Raises $230M for Technology Innovation, Expansion
June 17, 2022  |  Investments

Grocery delivery startup Rohlik has raised 220 million euros (about $230 million) in a Series D funding round to further its advances in technology, according...

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TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google...

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UK Pledges to Change 50-Year-Old Consumer Credit Law
UK Pledges to Change 50-Year-Old Consumer Credit Law
June 17, 2022  |  International

The United Kingdom government has announced plans to reform the Consumer Credit Act, which regulates credit card purchases and personal loans. The proposed overhaul aims...

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Ascenda, BSF Team to Offer Banking Rewards in Middle East
Ascenda, BSF Team to Offer Banking Rewards in Middle East
June 17, 2022  |  Mena

Payments and banking rewards provider Ascenda has formed a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), the companies said in a news release Thursday...

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TikTok Sees Exodus of Influencers From UK Shopping Service
TikTok Sees Exodus of Influencers From UK Shopping Service
June 17, 2022  |  Retail

Citing low pay, long hours and inferior products, TikTok influencers in the United Kingdom have begun leaving the platform’s eCommerce program, the Financial Times (FT)...

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EBA’s Report Includes Crypto, Payments and AML as 2022 Priorities 
EBA’s Report Includes Crypto, Payments and AML as 2022 Priorities 
June 17, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on Wednesday, June 15, its Annual Report which describes in detail the activities and achievements of the Authority in...

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Africa’s Digital Future Beyond Mobile Money
Africa’s Digital Future Beyond Mobile Money
June 17, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

It seems like an exciting time for PayTech — payments technology — in Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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