Italy

Nexi to Buy BPER Banca Payment Unit for $412M
Nexi to Buy BPER Banca Payment Unit for $412M
June 02, 2022  |  Acquisitions

After months of negotiations, Italian payments group Nexi has agreed to pay as much as $412 million to buy the payments business of BPER Banca...

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Today in Crypto: Russia Considers Crypto for International Payments; Crypto.com, Coinbase Top List of UK Ad Breaches
Today in Crypto: Russia Considers Crypto for International Payments; Crypto.com, Coinbase Top List of UK...
May 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin and ether have lost important support levels in the last day, with the sentiment for the overall crypto market weakening, CoinDesk writes. This has...

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EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
May 26, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K.’s Competition and Market Authority launches its second investigation this year into Google’s...

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Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
May 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Competition in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space has intensified over the last few years as established players compete with new entrants vying for...

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Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
May 18, 2022  |  IPO

Italian credit management company Generalfinance plans to go public via an initial public offering on the Milan bourse  next month. As Reuters reported Wednesday (May...

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Gaming Company IGT Sells Payment Business for $785M
Gaming Company IGT Sells Payment Business for $785M
February 28, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Gaming company International Game Technology (IGT) will sell its Italian proximity payment business to PostePay — the payments arm of Italian postal service Poste Italiane...

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Italy’s Post Office Eyes Payments, Card Processor Acquisition
Italy’s Post Office Eyes Payments, Card Processor Acquisition
January 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service, is considering expanding its payments operations with the purchase of a card processing and electronic payments group, according to...

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Amazon Plans Appeal Following $1.3B Fine in Italian Antitrust Case
Amazon Plans Appeal Following $1.3B Fine in Italian Antitrust Case
December 09, 2021  |  Amazon

Amazon said it would appeal a $1.3 billion fine from Italy’s antitrust regulator after the eCommerce giant was found to favor third-party sellers that use...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Shut Out Of Italy; PayPal Raises Cryptocurrency Limits
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Shut Out Of Italy; PayPal Raises Cryptocurrency Limits
July 15, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Binance, which has come under fire for its compliance standards in recent weeks, has been shut out of activity in Italy now, according to that...

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