Poland

Half a Million Poles Use Mortgage Holiday in First Two Days of Initiative
Half a Million Poles Use Mortgage Holiday in First Two Days of Initiative
August 03, 2022  |  Loans

In the first two days of Poland’s national “mortgage holiday” more than 500,000 Polish mortgage holders took advantage of the new law allowing them to...

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Polish eCommerce Platform Allegro Names Ex-Amazon Exec Roy Perticucci as CEO
Polish eCommerce Platform Allegro Names Ex-Amazon Exec Roy Perticucci as CEO
July 04, 2022  |  Personnel

Allegro, an eCommerce site based in Poland, will have a new CEO in Roy Perticucci, who has decades of experience leading retail and eCommerce companies,...

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EMEA Daily: Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland; Russian Government Employees Charged in Worldwide Hacking Scheme
EMEA Daily: Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland; Russian Government Employees Charged in...
March 25, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, foreign retailers who have continued to do business in Russia following the attack on Ukraine...

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Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland
Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland
March 25, 2022  |  International

Foreign retailers who have stayed on in Russia following Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine are facing backlash by shoppers in Poland who have turned to...

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EMEA Daily: Ukraine Revokes Licenses of Russian Banks Sberbank, VEB; European Parliament Indefinitely Delays Crypto Reg Vote
EMEA Daily: Ukraine Revokes Licenses of Russian Banks Sberbank, VEB; European Parliament Indefinitely Delays Crypto...
February 25, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Russia’s financial services were further handicapped when the National Bank of Ukraine revoked the licenses...

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Poland Expects More Cyberattacks on Government Platforms
Poland Expects More Cyberattacks on Government Platforms
February 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Polish government and the nation’s payment clearinghouse have experienced more cyberattacks recently, the federal chief of cybersecurity said Friday (Feb. 25), Reuters reported. In...

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Allegro’s 2021 eComm Growth Fueled by BNPL, Delivery Network
Allegro’s 2021 eComm Growth Fueled by BNPL, Delivery Network
February 24, 2022  |  Earnings

Allegro, one of the largest eCommerce websites in Europe, reported its revenue reached 5.35 billion Polish zloty (about $1.3 billion) last year, up nearly 34%...

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Polish Startup Ecosystem Is Changing Dramatically, Now Home to First-Ever Unicorn
Polish Startup Ecosystem Is Changing Dramatically, Now Home to First-Ever Unicorn
December 22, 2021  |  Startups

Poland is the most developed country in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, and its startup ecosystem is also rapidly developing, with thousands of...

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Polish Bank Rolling Out Biometric Cards Through Thales, Fiserv and Mastercard 
Polish Bank Rolling Out Biometric Cards Through Thales, Fiserv and Mastercard 
December 21, 2021  |  Biometrics

Technology company Thales, FinTech Fiserv and payments giant Mastercard are rolling out biometric cards across Poland, with Bank Pocztowy being the financial institution to offer...

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