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EU Regulators Want Single Data Market In Europe
EU Regulators Want Single Data Market In Europe
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S. tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European...

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses
January 31, 2020  |  Regulation

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants in the European Union (EU) have had some time to get used to both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

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Consumer Morale Up In Major European Economies
Consumer Morale Up In Major European Economies
January 30, 2020  |  Europe

Data indicate that the three biggest economies in the eurozone, France, Germany, and Italy, all report higher-than-expected consumer morale as shoppers continue to open their...

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Mastercard Propels Cardlay’s Biz Card Solution Across Europe
Mastercard Propels Cardlay’s Biz Card Solution Across Europe
January 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card technology company Cardlay, based in Denmark, has announced a partnership with Mastercard Europe, expanding the FinTech’s reach throughout the continent via Mastercard’s network...

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EU Regulator Loosens Requirements For Bank Mergers
EU Regulator Loosens Requirements For Bank Mergers
January 26, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Europe’s main banking regulator, an arm of the ECB, is trying to make it easier for the continent’s financial lenders to merge. The logic is...

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Entersekt, Netcetera Team Up On eCommerce Payment Security
Entersekt, Netcetera Team Up On eCommerce Payment Security
January 23, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

FinTech solution company Entersekt has upgraded its authentication technology in the DACH region of Europe, according to a release. The company recently announced that the...

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i2c, CashFlows Partner To Assist European Payment Card Issuers
i2c, CashFlows Partner To Assist European Payment Card Issuers
January 22, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payments processing and digital banking tech firm i2c has partnered with business payment services provider CashFlows to benefit payment card issuers across Europe, i2c announced...

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Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
January 21, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Europe’s smart home market growth increased in the last year, growing by 18.1 percent over the same quarter from 2018. “Amazon had a stellar quarter...

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Nets Looks To Widen European Scope With Finnish Acquisitions
Nets Looks To Widen European Scope With Finnish Acquisitions
January 09, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Denmark-based payments platform Nets is acquiring two Finnish companies, Poplatek and its spinoff Poplapay, to enhance its payments capabilities and better serve merchants across Europe,...

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