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German Antitrust Authority Expands Amazon Probe
German Antitrust Authority Expands Amazon Probe
November 14, 2022  |  Amazon

Germany’s competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt (BKartA) announced on Monday (Nov. 14) that it has extended two ongoing proceedings against Amazon to make use of an...

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Sainsbury’s Taps Checkout.com for Mobile Checkout
Sainsbury’s Taps Checkout.com for Mobile Checkout
November 14, 2022  |  Payment Methods

British retail giant Sainsbury’s is partnering with FinTech Checkout.com to bring till-free payments to its stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Remittance Firms Jostle for Dominance in Competitive UK-Nigeria Corridor
Remittance Firms Jostle for Dominance in Competitive UK-Nigeria Corridor
November 14, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Nigerians living in the U.K., — approximately 178,000 as of last year per the Office for National Statistics — have consistently ranked among the top...

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MoneyGram Teams With Beyon to Boost Real-Time Payments
MoneyGram Teams With Beyon to Boost Real-Time Payments
November 14, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Money transfer firm MoneyGram has teamed with Bahrain’s Beyon Money for a collaboration that lets Beyon users send money to more than 200 countries in...

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Report: Italian Bank Intesa to Sell Stake in Payments Firm Nexi
Report: Italian Bank Intesa to Sell Stake in Payments Firm Nexi
November 14, 2022  |  Investments

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has reportedly announced it will sell its stake in the Italian payments firm Nexi while continuing its strategic relationship with the...

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BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
BaFin Head: Crypto Regulation Needs to Be Global
November 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If crypto assets want to be embraced by the mainstream finance world, they need to be regulated the same way as mainstream financial products, Germany’s...

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Wise and Deel Team to Offer Easier Cross-Border Payments
Wise and Deel Team to Offer Easier Cross-Border Payments
November 14, 2022  |  Partnerships

Money transfer service Wise has teamed up with human resources (HR) and payroll firm Deel to let customers send money through Deel with just an...

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Klarna Adds Shop and Compare Tool in UK, Sweden and Denmark
Klarna Adds Shop and Compare Tool in UK, Sweden and Denmark
November 14, 2022  |  Retail

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna has expanded the availability of the search and compare tool within its app to the United Kingdom, Sweden...

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Demand for Primark’s New BOPIS Feature Crashes Site on First Day
Demand for Primark’s New BOPIS Feature Crashes Site on First Day
November 14, 2022  |  Retail

Primark’s long-awaited entry into the world of eCommerce got a bit of a bumpy start Monday (Nov. 14) as heavier demand briefly crashed the Irish...

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