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EMEA Daily: Zopa Taps Into UK’s $7.5B BNPL Market
EMEA Daily: Zopa Taps Into UK’s $7.5B BNPL Market
June 08, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, British digital bank Zopa is launching a suit of regulated buy now, pay...

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UK Digital Bank Zopa Unveils BNPL Offering
UK Digital Bank Zopa Unveils BNPL Offering
June 08, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Digital bank Zopa is hoping to capitalize on the United Kingdom’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) market — worth 6 billion British pounds (about $7.5...

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PayU Boosts African Footprint With Ghana, New BNPL, QR Products
PayU Boosts African Footprint With Ghana, New BNPL, QR Products
June 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payment solutions firm PayU is boosting its footprint in Africa with expansion to Ghana and the launch of two new products — buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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BaaS Provider NymCard Raises $22.5M
BaaS Provider NymCard Raises $22.5M
June 08, 2022  |  Investments

NymCard has raised $22.5 million in a new funding round, the card issuer and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider announced Wednesday (June 8). “With a presence in...

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Startups Opt for Fixed-Price Payments to Bank MENA’s Unbanked
Startups Opt for Fixed-Price Payments to Bank MENA’s Unbanked
June 08, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

In the last couple of decades, consumers’ preferences for cross-border payments have been shifting, and more and more people are demanding convenience, speed, security, and...

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Amazon to End Flex Delivery Service in Germany
Amazon to End Flex Delivery Service in Germany
June 07, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Amazon is ending its Flex gig economy delivery services in Germany, though the eCommerce giant has not given any reason for the closure, Bloomberg reported...

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German B2B Payments Platform TIS Receives €50M in Debt Financing
German B2B Payments Platform TIS Receives €50M in Debt Financing
June 07, 2022  |  Investments

Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS), a German enterprise B2B payments company, said it has put together a debt facility with Kreos Capital to provide up to...

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Recent Events Set B2B’s Crypto Course for Stablecoins and CBDCs 
Recent Events Set B2B’s Crypto Course for Stablecoins and CBDCs 
June 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bit by bit, stablecoins may crowd out other cryptos — and here we mean the digital offerings not backed by fiat or other holdings —...

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Modulr Unveils SEPA Instant Service for Real-Time European Business Payments
Modulr Unveils SEPA Instant Service for Real-Time European Business Payments
June 07, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Embedded payments platform Modulr on Tuesday (June 7) launched a real-time Euro payments service based on the pan-European SEPA Instant platform, which is available 24/7...

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