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Klarna and Nets Team on BNPL for Nordic eCommerce Merchants
Klarna and Nets Team on BNPL for Nordic eCommerce Merchants
May 15, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna and payments service provider Nets partnered to bring more payment options to merchant clients in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Through the collaboration, eCommerce merchants can...

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Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in Africa
Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in Africa
May 15, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Block-owned TBD and African FinTech Chipper Cash partnered to facilitate B2C and B2B cross-border payments across 40 African countries. Chipper Cash has integrated with TBD’s open messaging protocol, tbDEX, to...

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British Payments Sector Protests Fraud Reimbursement Rules
British Payments Sector Protests Fraud Reimbursement Rules
May 15, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K. payments sector is protesting the government’s plan to have companies reimburse fraud victims. Dozens of members of the Payments Association have written to...

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BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé: Europe’s Regulations Limit Bank Mergers
May 14, 2024  |  Banking

BNP Paribas CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé reportedly expressed skepticism about the potential for a revival of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in European banking. Speaking Tuesday...

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UK’s FCA Defends Proposal to Disclose Companies Under Investigation
UK’s FCA Defends Proposal to Disclose Companies Under Investigation
May 08, 2024  |  Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog, has reportedly faced a backlash from the industry regarding its proposal to publicly disclose companies under...

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Revolut Debuts Crypto Exchange for Professional UK Traders
Revolut Debuts Crypto Exchange for Professional UK Traders
May 07, 2024  |  News

British FinTech Revolut has unveiled a stand-alone cryptocurrency exchange for professional crypto traders.  Revolut X, announced Tuesday (May 7), is designed to compete with other...

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ECB Official: Central Banks Must ‘Speed Up’ CBDC Adoption
ECB Official: Central Banks Must ‘Speed Up’ CBDC Adoption
May 06, 2024  |  CBDC

Bundesbank’s president said central banks must speed the adoption of digital currency to remain viable. “If you would have asked me 20 years ago if...

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UK’s Non-London FinTechs Fight for Funding
UK’s Non-London FinTechs Fight for Funding
May 02, 2024  |  Startups

In the north of England, the Manchester area has a booming FinTech startup community. But as Bloomberg News reported Thursday, these companies are having trouble attracting...

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Europe’s AI Paradox: Slow Adoption, Big Ambitions
Europe’s AI Paradox: Slow Adoption, Big Ambitions
May 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Despite Europe’s reputation as a tech laggard, a cadre of companies is making big bets on artificial intelligence (AI).  While the region has been slow to...

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