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Air France-KLM to Repay State Aid by Raising $4.5B
February 17, 2022

Air France-KLM wants to be free of bans on acquisitions as soon as it can by repaying state aid. To do so, the Financial Times wrote, the group plans to raise €4 billion (about $4.5 billion) in new capital. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EMEA Daily: Facebook Launches Tools to Fight Disinformation in France, OBIE Reports More Than 5M...
February 17, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Facebook is fighting misinformation in advance of the French presidential election, and more than 5 million people in the U.K. use open banking services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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EMEA Daily: UK Looks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content; MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands...
February 16, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, two U.K. government officials have proposed new rules to require tech firms to monitor “legal but harmful” content, and connected commerce platform Zbooni has brought its digital commerce tools to Egypt. Get the Full Story Complete...

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MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands to Egypt
February 16, 2022

Connected commerce platform Zbooni has brought its services to Egypt, where the company said it will provide digital commerce tools to the 33.5 million small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the North African nation, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 16) press release. Get the Full...

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World Bank Uses Data, Digital Tools to Support Female Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
February 16, 2022

“Societies aren’t fully tapping their potential if they’ve got half of the population on the sidelines.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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EMEA Daily: PayU Goes to Romania; Phone Reseller Swappie Raises $124M
February 15, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East, and Africa news, the FinTech firm PayU has introduced credit payments in Romania; Voilà, a Berlin-based app that connects consumers with fine dining at home, closed on a $10 million funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Logistics Platform Shiprocket Snaps up Supply Chain Startup Glaucus
February 15, 2022

Logistics and fulfillment platform Shiprocket is acquiring a majority stake in supply chain solutions startup Glaucus with a merger agreement on the table for undisclosed terms, according to a Monday (Feb. 14) report from The Economic Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Sberbank Launching eCommerce Platform Amidst Management Shakeup
February 15, 2022

Russian lender Sberbank on Tuesday (Feb. 15) announced plans to shake up its management team, as well as its intention to launch an eCommerce holding company as part of its plan to diversify its offerings beyond financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Canada’s Trudeau Gets Banks’ Help in Protests
February 15, 2022

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, is using his emergency powers to cut the flow of money to the trucker protests opposed to his vaccine mandate, Bloomberg reported Monday (Feb. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...