Greece

Greek Hoteliers Face Closure After Tui Puts Payments On Hold
Greek Hoteliers Face Closure After Tui Puts Payments On Hold
November 12, 2020  |  Travel Payments

For hotel owners struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, spring is a long way off, especially when it comes to getting paid. So it’s...

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Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
May 25, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging...

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Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
Challenger Bank Praxia Fails In Greece
January 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greek challenger bank Praxia, founded by British-American banker and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, will be sold to payments processor Viva Wallet after the country’s...

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Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
January 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

All four of Greece’s main banking institutions enacted security protocols after a data breach, and consequently cancelled 15,000 consumer cards, according to reports. After consumer...

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Greek Competition Regulators Raid Banks In Collusion Probe
Greek Competition Regulators Raid Banks In Collusion Probe
November 08, 2019  |  Banking

An independent competition authority in Greece has raided a number of major Greek banks over an investigation into collaboration between the institutions, according to a...

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Russia Claims Decision To Extradite Bitcoin Fraud Suspect To US Violates Law
Russia Claims Decision To Extradite Bitcoin Fraud Suspect To US Violates Law
October 06, 2017  |  Legal

Russia is alleging that a Greek court’s decision to extradite a suspected Russian money launderer to the United States is a violation of international law....

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Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
Alleged Russian Bitcoin Launderer Extradited To U.S.
October 05, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The extradition of a Russian man accused of laundering billions of dollars in Bitcoin is being made possible thanks to a Greek Supreme Court ruling....

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Alipay Lands In Greece Via Viva Payments
Alipay Lands In Greece Via Viva Payments
July 28, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Viva Payments, a global, cloud-based mobile payments factory that provides secure online payment services to consumers, professionals and businesses of any size, announced news on...

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Mastermind Behind BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange Arrested In Greece
Mastermind Behind BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange Arrested In Greece
July 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man who is accused of being behind the BTC-e virtual currency exchange and bitcoin laundering $4 billion or more, has...

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