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EMEA Daily: German HealthTech Avi Medical Raises $54.5M; Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in UK
EMEA Daily: German HealthTech Avi Medical Raises $54.5M; Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in...
April 06, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Munich-based HealthTech firm Avi Medical raised $54.5 million in Series B funding, and the United Kingdom...

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UK Shoppers at Westfield Malls to Get BNPL Option
UK Shoppers at Westfield Malls to Get BNPL Option
April 06, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Customers at more than a dozen stores in Westfield’s London and Stratford City shopping centers can now utilize a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option...

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i2c, PingPong Team up on Cross-Border eCommerce
i2c, PingPong Team up on Cross-Border eCommerce
April 06, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Digital payments and banking company i2c has joined forces with Chinese tech unicorn PingPong to provide cross-border eCommerce payment solutions to business owners. Get the...

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Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in UK
Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in UK
April 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. is now validating stablecoins as an accepted form of payment and is moving forward to launch an international hub for crypto-asset technology and...

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Bain Capital Leads $65M Series B for Fidel API
Bain Capital Leads $65M Series B for Fidel API
April 06, 2022  |  Investments

Financial infrastructure platform Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B round that brings the company’s total funding to $88 million. Get the...

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Acquirers Must Aim for Payments ‘Moon Shots’ to Move Beyond Mere Processing
Acquirers Must Aim for Payments ‘Moon Shots’ to Move Beyond Mere Processing
April 06, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Only a few decades ago — right up until the 1980s, in fact — Walgreens, that behemoth of the pharma industry, had food service as...

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Paysend Launches Products to Help Customers Boost Credit
Paysend Launches Products to Help Customers Boost Credit
April 06, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

United Kingdom FinTech startup Paysend is launching two new products to help customers improve their finances and get their credit scores on track, according to...

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Increasing Demand for Flexibility Will Drive Efficiencies in Remote Hiring
Increasing Demand for Flexibility Will Drive Efficiencies in Remote Hiring
April 06, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Stay-at-home orders and lockdowns in the wake of the pandemic led to an unprecedented boom in remote work — a trend that many say is...

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UK Credit Card FinTech Jaja Finance Wins $157M in Investor Commitments
UK Credit Card FinTech Jaja Finance Wins $157M in Investor Commitments
April 05, 2022  |  Investments

A consortium of investors has committed to fund up to £120 million ($157 million) in credit card lender Jaja Finance, a press release said Tuesday...

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