EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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UK Hits Open Banking Milestone Amid Lingering Doubts About API Performance

UK Hits Open Banking Milestone Amid Lingering Doubts About API Performance
UK Hits Open Banking Milestone Amid Lingering Doubts About API Performance
February 21, 2023  |  Banking

About 10% of U.K.’s population used open banking services in January. Data from a recent report by Open Banking Limited (OBL) shows that the number...

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Spend Management Firm SpendHQ Unveils ESG Procurement Help Tools
Spend Management Firm SpendHQ Unveils ESG Procurement Help Tools
February 21, 2023  |  B2B Payments

SpendHQ says it wants to help companies meet their procurement goals and meet ESG standards. To that end, the spend intelligence and procurement performance management firm...

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Cazoo Latest Exit Signals Trouble in Europe’s Once-Booming Used Car Market
Cazoo Latest Exit Signals Trouble in Europe’s Once-Booming Used Car Market
February 17, 2023  |  Retail

British auto marketplace Cazoo is selling its German subscription business two years after buying it.  The decision, announced in a Friday (Feb. 17) statement, comes after the online...

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Big Tech Firms Publish Monthly Active Users Data for EU
Big Tech Firms Publish Monthly Active Users Data for EU
February 17, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Big tech companies have released monthly active users (MAU) numbers to comply with a regulation. Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 17) that the firms released the numbers because...

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Norway’s Vipps Seeks EU Antitrust Help Against Apple
Norway’s Vipps Seeks EU Antitrust Help Against Apple
February 15, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Norwegian FinTech Vipps is seeking the European Union’s help in an antitrust battle against Apple. CEO Rune Garborg told Reuters in an interview published Wednesday...

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Switzerland’s Taurus Raises $65M to Grow Digital Asset Platform
Switzerland’s Taurus Raises $65M to Grow Digital Asset Platform
February 14, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Taurus has raised $65 million in a Series B round to grow its digital asset platform. The provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions in...

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Italy’s Mobile Wallet Use Rises, Despite Government Cash Chaos
Italy’s Mobile Wallet Use Rises, Despite Government Cash Chaos
February 14, 2023  |  Payment Methods

PYMNTS’ Q3 2022 ConnectedEconomy™ Index, “How the World Does Digital,” finds that consumers globally are increasingly incorporating digital tools, transactions and activities into their daily...

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Europe’s Challenger Banks Jostle For Under-18 Market Share
Europe’s Challenger Banks Jostle For Under-18 Market Share
February 13, 2023  |  Banking

With more and more consumers embracing digital-first banks, the under-18 crowd presents the next generation of customers.  But digital banking products for minors have not...

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