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Checkout.com to Acquire French IDV Firm ubble
Checkout.com to Acquire French IDV Firm ubble
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Checkout.com announced Thursday (May 12) it plans to acquire French digital identity verification (IDV) startup ubble in an effort to expand its financial services offering....

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London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
London FinTech Ebury Expands Global Footprint with Bexs Acquisition
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London financial services firm Ebury signed a deal to acquire Brazilian FinTech Bexs in a move to broaden Ebury’s offerings of global money transfer solutions...

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Italian Payments Bank Nexi Acquires German POS Firm Orderbird
Italian Payments Bank Nexi Acquires German POS Firm Orderbird
May 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Nets, the payments unit of the Italian bank Nexi, is acquiring a majority stake in Germany’s cloud-based point-of-sale firm (POS) platform orderbird. Get the Full...

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EBA Warns About Non-Bank Lenders, Recommends Regulatory Changes 
EBA Warns About Non-Bank Lenders, Recommends Regulatory Changes 
May 12, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that the largely unharmonized regulatory regimes across Europe regarding non-bank lending may create challenges for stakeholders, including regulators,...

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Crypto Banking Firm BVNK Raises $40M in Series A
Crypto Banking Firm BVNK Raises $40M in Series A
May 12, 2022  |  Investments

South African crypto-to-fiat startup BVNK has raised $40 million in a Series A funding round, the company said on its website Thursday (May 12). Get...

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UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
May 12, 2022  |  Regulation

Four NatWest Group banks — National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts & Co. — were hit with fines totaling $1.9...

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EU Parliament Discusses AI Act With Agreement in Sight 
EU Parliament Discusses AI Act With Agreement in Sight 
May 12, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The EU Parliament discussed Wednesday (May 11) a draft report with the proposed amendments to the Artificial Intelligence Act, and while the different parties seem...

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Google’s Bill Ready: Virtual Cards, New Wallet Create Passports, Pathways for Push Button Commerce
Google’s Bill Ready: Virtual Cards, New Wallet Create Passports, Pathways for Push Button Commerce
May 12, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The connected ecosystem moves beyond promise into reality when we have every piece of our digital lives easily accessible, easily retrieved and used. Get the...

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Cloud Kitchen Softwares Help MENA Restaurants Optimize Costs, Expand Reach
Cloud Kitchen Softwares Help MENA Restaurants Optimize Costs, Expand Reach
May 12, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Operating — and growing — a restaurant business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region comes at a steep cost, resulting in shrinking...

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