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APImetrics Teams with Finextra to Debut Dashboard for Open Banking, FinTech and Crypto API Monitoring  
APImetrics Teams with Finextra to Debut Dashboard for Open Banking, FinTech and Crypto API Monitoring...
December 13, 2021  |  Partnerships

APImetrics has joined forces with FinTech information source Finextra Research to offer an open access dashboard monitoring the real-time performance of open banking, the European Union’s...

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Nexi Extends Partnership with Reply to Launch European Innovation Hub
Nexi Extends Partnership with Reply to Launch European Innovation Hub
December 13, 2021  |  Partnerships

Nexi Group is extending its partnership with Italian digital transformation firm Reply to launch Nexi Digital, a European hub for technological innovation, according to a...

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ECB Board Member Decries Cryptocurrencies’ Usefulness 
ECB Board Member Decries Cryptocurrencies’ Usefulness 
December 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank executive board member Fabio Panetta said during a lecture in Rome that cryptocurrencies and digital assets won’t benefit society or the wider...

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Europe’s Battle to Curb Big Tech’s Power Continues With More Fines
Europe’s Battle to Curb Big Tech’s Power Continues With More Fines
December 10, 2021  |  Big Tech

It’s been another week of heavy fines and warnings aimed at curbing Big Tech’s power in the European Union (EU) and across Europe. Earlier this...

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Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
December 10, 2021  |  Delivery

Rapid grocery delivery startup Flink raised $750 million in a Series B funding round at a pre-money valuation of $2.1 billion. The funding was led...

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Visa, Yokoy Collaborate on Virtual B2B Debit Card 
Visa, Yokoy Collaborate on Virtual B2B Debit Card 
December 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The spend management platform Yokoy has collaborated with Visa on a new debit card for businesses for companies operating in Europe.  The company, which has...

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Yolt Expanding European Open Banking B2B Platform  
Yolt Expanding European Open Banking B2B Platform  
December 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Open banking provider Yolt is expanding its B2B platform across Europe after obtaining a PSD2 license from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), according to a IBS...

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Europe’s Fast-Growing Tech Sector Spurs Record $121B in Startup Funding
Europe’s Fast-Growing Tech Sector Spurs Record $121B in Startup Funding
December 07, 2021  |  Investments

Spurred by Europe’s fast-growing tech sector, startups in the region have raised a record $121 billion in funding this year, almost three times the $41...

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Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
December 06, 2021  |  Investments

The German phone-as-a-service provider everphone has raised $200 million in new funding, money the company says it will use to expand its efforts in Europe,...

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