EMEA

EU Commissioner Urges Global Collaboration for Crypto Regulation 
EU Commissioner Urges Global Collaboration for Crypto Regulation 
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Mairead McGuiness, European commissioner for financial services, financial stability and capital markets union, called on regulators to adopt a global approach to regulate cryptocurrencies and...

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UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
May 03, 2022  |  Retail

U.K. retail firms Tesco, J Sainsbury, Greggs and Waterstones, among others, have formed the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition that will push to eliminate the...

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Worldline, Myra, Team Up to Provide Better Hospitality Payments
Worldline, Myra, Team Up to Provide Better Hospitality Payments
May 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

European payments services company Worldline is working with Myra, a maker of self-check-in technology, to develop a payment solution for the hospitality sector. As the...

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Swish CEO: Nordic Consumers Demand Local Merchants Improve Mobile Commerce Experience
Swish CEO: Nordic Consumers Demand Local Merchants Improve Mobile Commerce Experience
May 03, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

The Nordics are known as global leaders in digital transformation, home to some of the most advanced banking infrastructure in the world that has spearheaded...

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French B2B Growth Platform Reveal Nets $50M to Boost Business Partnerships
French B2B Growth Platform Reveal Nets $50M to Boost Business Partnerships
May 02, 2022  |  Investments

Reveal, a French firm that works with B2B systems on driving revenue through partnerships between companies, has raised $50 million in a Series A funding...

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EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
EU Digital Chief Vestager: Big Tech Should Help Pay Telecom Bill
May 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta, Netflix and other tech firms may have to pay some of the cost of Europe’s telecom network, the European Commission’s Margrethe Vestager said...

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Data Point: Nearly 50% of Activities Comprising the CE Index Are Not Commerce Related
Data Point: Nearly 50% of Activities Comprising the CE Index Are Not Commerce Related
May 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

We begin to think buying and selling are the main point of digital transformation, while payments and commerce in a broader sense are crucial functions...

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US, UK Businesses Split Over Fraud-Fighting Ability of Enhanced X-Border Payments Tech
US, UK Businesses Split Over Fraud-Fighting Ability of Enhanced X-Border Payments Tech
May 02, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Half or more of the U.S. and U.K. businesses that are planning cross-border payments innovations expect them to yield three primary benefits: reduced costs, improved...

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‘eLevy’ Causes Mobile Money Concerns in Ghana
‘eLevy’ Causes Mobile Money Concerns in Ghana
May 02, 2022  |  Taxes

This week marks the launch of Ghana’s “eLevy,” a 1.5% tax on all mobile money transactions higher than 100 Ghanaian cedis (about $13). But as...

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