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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Today In Payments: EU Advances Plans For Digital Wallet; Circle Finalizes $440M Financing
Today In Payments: EU Advances Plans For Digital Wallet; Circle Finalizes $440M Financing
June 01, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, the European Union (EU) is planning to announce an EU-wide digital wallet, and Circle has raised $40 million. Plus, U.S. officials...

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European Union Advances Plans For Post-Pandemic Digital Wallet
European Union Advances Plans For Post-Pandemic Digital Wallet
June 01, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The European Union (EU) is advancing plans to launch a post-pandemic bloc-wide digital wallet that will give people a seamless way to digitally access public...

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EU Banking Trade Group Presses The Issue On Instant Payments
EU Banking Trade Group Presses The Issue On Instant Payments
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

It’s not an easy task to get the European Union to speak in a single voice for anything. With 27 member states in motion and...

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Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Navigate The Ins And Outs Of SCA Compliance
Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Navigate The Ins And Outs Of SCA Compliance
April 09, 2021  |  Authentication

Customer authentication has become critical as more and more of the world’s economy moves online, with digital banking, eCommerce and other web-based transactions forming an...

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Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In UK
Today In Payments: Google Pay Exec Plans April Exit; Visa To Raise Interchange Fees In...
March 22, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Google Pay’s Caesar Sengupta plans to step down in April, and Visa will raise its interchange fees on transactions between the...

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Britain And EU Close To ‘Talking Shop’ On Financial Services
Britain And EU Close To ‘Talking Shop’ On Financial Services
March 21, 2021  |  Brexit

Britain and the EU are looking at a new forum to hash out financial issues, Financial Times (FT) writes. Both sides are closing in on...

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Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
March 21, 2021  |  Global Payments

Visa is preparing to increase the fees it charges on behalf of banks on transactions between the United Kingdom and European Union countries beginning in...

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Account-to-Account Transactions Take Hold In The EU
Account-to-Account Transactions Take Hold In The EU
March 10, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Payments and immediate gratification are becoming joined in ways that reflect the direct and instant trends that have been evident since early last year. A...

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EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
EU May Face Recession As Employment, Retail Numbers Stay Weak
March 02, 2021  |  Europe

The eurozone, facing high unemployment rates in an attempt to keep the pandemic contained, has economists convinced a double-dip economic recession is coming, the Financial...

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