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EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Cross-border Payments

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. Get the...

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

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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