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NEW REPORT: Straight Talk About Cash In Europe
NEW REPORT: Straight Talk About Cash In Europe
October 11, 2017  |  Cash

Even with the growth of contactless and digital payments in Western and Eastern Europe, cash continues to cut itself a lion’s share of the payments...

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EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data
EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data
October 10, 2017  |  Europe

EU antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into whether Dutch and Polish banking associations and their members are blocking FinTech companies from accessing customer account...

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Why B2B May Be The Key To Europe’s FinTech Pursuit
Why B2B May Be The Key To Europe’s FinTech Pursuit
September 21, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Europe is on the path to entice FinTechs. European Union (EU) finance ministers met this week to discuss ways in which the EU can ensure...

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Visa Names Bank Of England Executive To Head European Operations
Visa Names Bank Of England Executive To Head European Operations
September 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Payments processor Visa announced Thursday (Sept. 7)  it has named Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer of its European...

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Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
September 05, 2017  |  International

In Europe, Brexit may be setting up to have an outsized effect on small and mid-sized firms, hitting them in the form of higher costs...

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Daimler Looks To Bring Ride-Hailing Services To Europe
Daimler Looks To Bring Ride-Hailing Services To Europe
September 05, 2017  |  International

Reuters reports that Daimler is investing as much as 50 million euros in a joint venture with Via, a ride-hailing startup based in the United...

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WEX Lands License To Issue Cards Across Europe
WEX Lands License To Issue Cards Across Europe
August 31, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Corporate payments company WEX is continuing its focus on the global expansion of its virtual payments operations through strengthening its presence in Europe. On Wednesday...

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Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
August 21, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook was behind the Chinese photo-sharing app Colorful Balloons, which was launched anonymously earlier this year, the company confirmed last week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,...

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Open Banking, Open APIs, Wide Open Opportunities?
Open Banking, Open APIs, Wide Open Opportunities?
August 17, 2017  |  Banking

Europe has mandates in place for open API adoption (perhaps you’ve heard of PSD2)? Here in the States, the playing field is taking shape, but in...

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