EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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EU Customers Warming to Convenience of Retail Subscriptions
EU Customers Warming to Convenience of Retail Subscriptions
March 23, 2023  |  Subscription Commerce

Competition in the eCommerce space is increasing as customer acquisition costs continue to rise.  Thomas Marks, head of growth at sticky.io, attributes the growing competition to...

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EU Regulators Anticipate Tech Evolution to Stay Ahead of Data Privacy Trends
EU Regulators Anticipate Tech Evolution to Stay Ahead of Data Privacy Trends
March 21, 2023  |  Connected Economy

German automaker Mercedes-Benz and Visa recently announced the rolling out of in-car payments technology, a move that is poised to usher in the next frontier...

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FinTech Circle Applies for French License and Registration to Deploy its EUROC Stablecoin
FinTech Circle Applies for French License and Registration to Deploy its EUROC Stablecoin
March 21, 2023  |  Regulation

Circle is furthering its embrace of regulation by applying for approvals in France. The digital financial technology firm has filed applications in France to become a...

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France’s Real-Time Payments Volume Set to Grow 10X by 2026
France’s Real-Time Payments Volume Set to Grow 10X by 2026
March 19, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

According to a recent PYMNTS study on instant payments, there are more than 60 countries that possess or are in the process of developing a...

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Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

From tap-to-pay debit and credit cards to mobile smartphone wallets, contactless methods have been driving new waves of innovation in payments post-pandemic, buoyed by growing consumer demand...

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Barclaycard Says Retailers Need Detect-and-Protect Mindset to Stop Online Fraud
Barclaycard Says Retailers Need Detect-and-Protect Mindset to Stop Online Fraud
March 08, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Payment fraud is expected to jump from $28 billion globally in 2020 to $49 billion in 2030, according to analysts. Those figures, said Linda Weston,...

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Nordics Remain Real-Time Frontrunners Amid Double-Digit Growth in Payments Volume
Nordics Remain Real-Time Frontrunners Amid Double-Digit Growth in Payments Volume
March 02, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Home to some of the most developed and widespread real-time payments schemes, Europe is leading the charge in driving consumer and merchant adoption across the...

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Time, Investment and Creative Thinking Needed to Accelerate UK and EU Open Banking Adoption
Time, Investment and Creative Thinking Needed to Accelerate UK and EU Open Banking Adoption
March 01, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Five years after open banking became a regulatory requirement, the U.K. now claims 7 million active users. That figure, representing less than 20% of the...

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Austria Accelerates Real-Time Pace as EU Pursues Instant Payment Mandate
Austria Accelerates Real-Time Pace as EU Pursues Instant Payment Mandate
February 28, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) continues to gain traction in Europe amid uneven growth across the region. Introduced in November 2017, the intra-European...

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