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UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As British Economic Secretary John Glen announced plans to embrace stablecoins and make “dynamic” regulation of crypto technologies part of a broad plan to make...

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Amenitiz Closes on $30M Funding for SaaS Billed as ‘Shopify for Hotels’
Amenitiz Closes on $30M Funding for SaaS Billed as ‘Shopify for Hotels’
April 05, 2022  |  Investments

Barcelona-based Amenitiz, developer of a software-as-a-service solution designed to streamline the administration of hotels and bed and breakfasts (B&Bs), has closed a $30 million Series A...

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Apple’s Financial Service Ambitions May Clash With EU’s DMA
Apple’s Financial Service Ambitions May Clash With EU’s DMA
April 05, 2022  |  Regulation

Apple’s latest plan to develop its own payment processing system may test the limits of the recently approved European Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to...

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Transforming Paper Receipts Into Actionable Data, Insights for UK Customers, Merchants
Transforming Paper Receipts Into Actionable Data, Insights for UK Customers, Merchants
April 05, 2022  |  Retail

From mobile wallets and mobile banking to QR codes and contactless payments, the pandemic has pushed digital payments into a new era, transforming the way...

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NEO CEO Says Banks, Regulators Ignore Multicurrency Management Needs of EU Firms
NEO CEO Says Banks, Regulators Ignore Multicurrency Management Needs of EU Firms
April 05, 2022  |  B2B Payments

$3 billion. That’s the amount Barcelona-headquartered business-to-business (B2B) neobank NEO has cleared through its multicurrency accounts as of March 2022, saving European Union (EU)-based businesses...

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Digital Euro Will Balance Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering Concerns, Finance Ministers Say
Digital Euro Will Balance Privacy, Anti-Money Laundering Concerns, Finance Ministers Say
April 04, 2022  |  CBDC

A new digital euro will offer more privacy for smaller transactions — though full anonymity is still apparently off the table, Coindesk wrote Monday (April...

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Investment Platform Moneybox Raises £35M in Series D Round
Investment Platform Moneybox Raises £35M in Series D Round
April 04, 2022  |  Investments

Moneybox, a London-based savings and investment platform, has raised £35 million ($49 million) in Series D funding to help grow its customer base and introduce...

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UPS Partners Africa’s Jumia on eCommerce Distribution Network
UPS Partners Africa’s Jumia on eCommerce Distribution Network
April 04, 2022  |  eCommerce

United Parcel Service on Monday (April 4) said it will use Africa-focused online marketplace Jumia Technologies AG’s distribution network to expand across the continent, helping...

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Sweden’s Qred Unveils B2B Payments Platform With Visa Option; Raises €10M
Sweden’s Qred Unveils B2B Payments Platform With Visa Option; Raises €10M
April 04, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Swedish business-to-business (B2B) financial provider Qred on Monday (April 4) unveiled a new payments platform that’s designed to help small businesses free up short-term capital...

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