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EMEA Daily: Nord Security Crosses $1B in Funding; Arf Launches Credit Service for MSBs
EMEA Daily: Nord Security Crosses $1B in Funding; Arf Launches Credit Service for MSBs
April 07, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, NordVPN’s parent company Nord Security has raised $100 million, making it a unicorn. Plus, Swiss payments...

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Payments Processing Firm RS2 Adds Acquiring Services
Payments Processing Firm RS2 Adds Acquiring Services
April 07, 2022  |  Acquiring

RS2, a Frankfurt, Germany-based provider of payments technologies, is launching its own acquiring business, the company announced in a Thursday (April 7) news release. Adding...

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Mastercard Opens European Tech Hub in Dublin
Mastercard Opens European Tech Hub in Dublin
April 07, 2022  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has opened “One South County,” its European technology hub in Dublin, the company announced Thursday (April 7). The 138,210-square-foot property allows Mastercard to accommodate...

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Adyen Adding Tap to Pay to iPhones by End of 2022
Adyen Adding Tap to Pay to iPhones by End of 2022
April 07, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Dutch payments group Adyen has teamed up with Apple to bring Tap to Pay to iPhones for U.S. customers later this year, allowing them to...

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AgriTech Better Origin Raises $16M for AI-Powered Sustainable Farms
AgriTech Better Origin Raises $16M for AI-Powered Sustainable Farms
April 07, 2022  |  Investments

Better Origin, the AgriTech startup that uses artificial intelligence-powered insect farms to repair the broken food chain, has raised $16 million to help return the...

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EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
EU Governance Data Act to Boost AI, Data-Sharing
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament (EP) approved the European Governance Data Act (DGA) on Wednesday with 501 votes to 12. This act aims to increase data sharing...

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Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
April 07, 2022  |  BNPL

Zilch, the London-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company, has partnered with Experian, the global information services company, to share reporting of BNPL credit data,...

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French Newspaper Le Monde Teams With Stripe to Expand Subscriptions Globally
French Newspaper Le Monde Teams With Stripe to Expand Subscriptions Globally
April 07, 2022  |  Digital Payments

French daily newspaper Le Monde has designated Stripe to support its digital subscriptions as it expands globally, the Irish-American payment processor announced Thursday (April 7)....

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Subscription-Based Consumer-Tech Company Grover Valued at $1 Billion
Subscription-Based Consumer-Tech Company Grover Valued at $1 Billion
April 07, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Grover, which allows people to subscribe to consumer-tech products rather than buy them, raised $330 million in equity and debt funding, which brought the company’s...

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