In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Dutch payments group Adyen introduced new financial products, while Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna debuted a business unit geared toward open banking. Plus, European Union lawmakers have proposed new anti-money laundering rules, The...
The European Union has passed several laws aimed at providing digital identity protection, among them the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect in 2018. Among the biggest violators of these protocols? American websites. According to one study, 67% of the top 1,000...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, PropTech startup Goodlord has raised £27 million ($35.5 million) in a Series B funding and Andela has launched a platform designed to create a personalized hiring experience. Plus, the European Union is considering a new round...
In Google’s continuing effort to ease the humanitarian crisis, the global technology conglomerate announced a $5 million Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund to allocate cash awards this year. Selected Ukraine startups will be named on a rolling basis to receive up to $100,000 in funding, Google...
The European Union is considering a new round of sanctions against Russia in response to its war in Ukraine. That’s according a report Wednesday (March 30) by the Wall Street Journal, citing comments from officials and diplomats familiar with the discussions. The new measures include...
Revolut Ltd, the financial super app company that boasts more than 18 million customers worldwide, has expanded its services to more countries, the London-based company announced Wednesday (March 30). Customers from the United Kingdom, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, Japan, Singapore and Australia...
Andela, a global network of remote talent, has launched a platform designed to create a personalized hiring experience for candidates and recruiters, the Nigerian company announced Wednesday (March 30). The company, which focuses on engineering aspirants from more than 100 countries, has expanded to include...
The Bank of Italy has banned the local unit of online German bank N26 from signing up new customers, due to checks late last year that flagged money laundering risks, Reuters wrote Tuesday (March 29). Italy’s central bank also said N26 would also not be...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, consumer lending in Britain swelled in February, the most in five years, the Bank of England revealed; data-driven precision finance startup ArK Kapital raised $183 million in seed capital. Plus, Zimpler, Swedish payments FinTech, is planning...
