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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). Get the...

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EU Telcos Want Big Tech and Streamers to Invest in Their Networks
EU Telcos Want Big Tech and Streamers to Invest in Their Networks
May 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech and video streaming companies should foot at least some of the almost $30 billion they are costing European telecommunications groups for their dominance...

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Google Says EU Should Dump $1.6B Antitrust Fine
Google Says EU Should Dump $1.6B Antitrust Fine
May 02, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google on Monday (May 2) asked Luxembourg-based General Court to do away with a $1.6 billion fine handed down three years ago by antitrust regulators...

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Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over NFC Chip Practices
Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over NFC Chip Practices
May 02, 2022  |  Apple

The European Commission sent today, May 2, a statement of objections to Apple with the preliminary view that the company has abused its dominant position...

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