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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Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Norwegian personal finance company Axo announced Tuesday (Aug. 16) that it has acquired Defero, a digital credit-scoring and financial management platform in the Scandinavian region....

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EMEA Daily: Digital Bookkeeping Startup Pastel Raises $5.5M for Small Business Services in Nigeria
EMEA Daily: Digital Bookkeeping Startup Pastel Raises $5.5M for Small Business Services in Nigeria
August 15, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the growing Nigerian digital bookkeeping company Pastel raised over $5 million to expand its...

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Revolut Wins Crypto Approval Across Europe
Revolut Wins Crypto Approval Across Europe
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Revolut, a digital bank based in London, has won approval from regulators in Cyprus to offer cryptocurrency-related trading services, a move that will let Revolut...

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Europeans Spared Summer Facebook Blackout as Decision on Meta’s EU Data Dispute Stalls
Europeans Spared Summer Facebook Blackout as Decision on Meta’s EU Data Dispute Stalls
August 14, 2022  |  Meta

Dealing with European Union bureaucracy remains an uphill battle for U.S. Big Tech firms. And for Meta (formerly Facebook), its clash with Ireland’s privacy watchdog...

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Bank-FinTech Collaboration Shakes up Commercial Credit Landscape
Bank-FinTech Collaboration Shakes up Commercial Credit Landscape
August 12, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Once monolithic commercial credit is morphing into something new as legacy and FinTech strengths combine into something more expandable and efficient in the face of...

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How the Digital Euro Can Help Address Disintermediation, Sovereignty Issues
How the Digital Euro Can Help Address Disintermediation, Sovereignty Issues
August 11, 2022  |  CBDC

In a recent European Central Bank (ECB) working paper, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) were discussed as being a potential “holy grail” for cross-border payments....

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Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?
Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?
August 11, 2022  |  Healthcare

Industry experts have said the lack of standards of practice in Germany, Europe’s largest healthcare market, is hampering the growth of digital healthcare and causing...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Economist Argues Stablecoins Should Be Top of Agenda in US, Europe
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Economist Argues Stablecoins Should Be Top of Agenda in US, Europe
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s no area of crypto with a more pressing need for strong and clear regulations than stablecoins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Deliveroo to Exit Netherlands as Food Delivery Flounders Worldwide
Deliveroo to Exit Netherlands as Food Delivery Flounders Worldwide
August 10, 2022  |  Earnings

As economic pressures mount around the world, multinational food delivery businesses are having a rough go of it. United Kingdom-based food delivery aggregator Deliveroo, for...

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