Europe

Europe
ETF Reports Eurozone Remains Weak
April 22, 2014

The MSCI Europe Index tracks the Europe stock market through studying the performance of top companies and sectors in Europe.

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Why Israel is the Hot Bed for Payments Start-Ups
April 21, 2014

Israel, with its emerging tech scene embodied by the entrepreneurs of "Silicon Boulevard" in Tel Aviv, has gotten the world's attention as "Start-Up Nation." PYMNTS correspondent Andy Freedman is in Israel with a view as to just what makes this Start-Up Nation such a hot...

B2B Payments
Uh, Oh. More Banking Regulation Comes to the EU
April 18, 2014

The European Union will add a new union to its structure, a “banking union” that is designed to “fix” the EU’s still troubled financial sector and broken banks. Will a coalition of banks and more regulation really make it all better?

Bitcoin Mining Train Losing Steam as Some Face Cash Losses
April 14, 2014

When the value of virtual currency jumped in value last year, many turned to the mining industry and bought expensive computer equipment to aid the task. “If you mine at the moment, you have to be very lucky to get anything,” Mehmet Vatansever told Bloomberg. ...

Europe
Coming Soon To Payments: Facebook?
April 14, 2014

In a departure from their roots as the internets premier destination for posting adorable pictures of children and ill-advised pictures of drinking, Facebook is making and entry into the payments industry with remittances and electronic money. The social media behemoth is weeks away from receiving regulatory...

Europe
GrubHub Delivers for Investors
April 07, 2014

After an initial public offering at $26 a share, GrubHub stock surged upward 20 percent in its initial day of trading April 3. The stock had climbed as much as 50 percent over the course of day, but pulled back as tech stocks plummeted on...

Europe
Weve To Launch mPay Service
April 03, 2014

British mCommerce company Weve will officially be stepping in to the mPay ring over the next year. According to statements made by company CEO David Sear, the new service will allow consumers to pay for good and services by tapping their phones. He further noted...

Europe
LinkedIn Co-Founder Searching For Break-Out European Start-Up
April 03, 2014

LinkedIn Co-Founder Konstantin Guericke knows something about finding talent, since he co-founded the Internets most well known place to look for it – LinkedIn.  The German-born Silcon Valley giant is now returning to the continent of his birth to embark on a different, and much...

Europe
$2.44 Billion Valuation For Just East IPO
April 03, 2014

Just East, which operates mobile app and websites to allow users to order food from local restaurants online, priced its initial public offering at 260 pence a share, giving it a market capitalization of $2.44 billion (£1.47 billion). The offer is expected to raise gross...