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Plaid Expands Global Footprint
Plaid Expands Global Footprint
November 21, 2019  |  API

The FinTech unicorn Plaid has rolled out in three more European countries – Ireland, France and Spain – as part of an expansion initiative, CNBC...

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Struggling French Retailer Casino Lands €1.5B In Debt Equity
Struggling French Retailer Casino Lands €1.5B In Debt Equity
October 23, 2019  |  Loans

French retailer Casino announced that it has raised €1.5 billion ($1.67 billion USD) in bank loans so that it can refinance part of its existing...

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French FinTech Lemon Way Gets $28M For API Expansion
French FinTech Lemon Way Gets $28M For API Expansion
October 17, 2019  |  Investments

The French payment processor Lemon Way has announced a near-$28 million (€25 million) investment round by the multi-asset fund management firm Toscafund, Aithority reported on...

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Clothing Trade Group: Amazon’s France, India Sites Rampant With Counterfeiting
Clothing Trade Group: Amazon’s France, India Sites Rampant With Counterfeiting
October 01, 2019  |  Amazon

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) recently wrote a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) asking it to add Amazon’s France and India...

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French Grocers Use Automation To Get Around Labor Laws
French Grocers Use Automation To Get Around Labor Laws
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Grocery group Casino Guichard Perrachon, along with its rival Carrefour, have been experimenting with keeping select stores open even after their employees go home. The...

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Europe’s Checkout.com Awarded License For French Payments
Europe’s Checkout.com Awarded License For French Payments
September 25, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Payment processor Checkout.com has been awarded a license as an E-money institution in France, according to a release by the company. The Autorité de Contrôle...

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French Grocer Leader Price May Be Sold To Aldi
French Grocer Leader Price May Be Sold To Aldi
September 20, 2019  |  Retail

In the last move of a disposal program of non-core assets to free up its finances, French retailer Casino said that it is in discussions...

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French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
September 17, 2019  |  Startups

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has announced that institutional investors are ready to loan $5.5 billion to assist tech startups over the next three years,...

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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens
For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens
September 16, 2019  |  Regulation

Now the letters fly from the U.S. Congress  — with an eye on documents that show the inner workings of Big Tech. On Friday, the House...

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