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Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
Led By DoorDash, Grocery Delivery Startup Flink Raises $750M
December 10, 2021  |  Delivery

Rapid grocery delivery startup Flink raised $750 million in a Series B funding round at a pre-money valuation of $2.1 billion. The funding was led...

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Visa, Yokoy Collaborate on Virtual B2B Debit Card 
Visa, Yokoy Collaborate on Virtual B2B Debit Card 
December 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The spend management platform Yokoy has collaborated with Visa on a new debit card for businesses for companies operating in Europe.  Get the Full Story...

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Yolt Expanding European Open Banking B2B Platform  
Yolt Expanding European Open Banking B2B Platform  
December 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Open banking provider Yolt is expanding its B2B platform across Europe after obtaining a PSD2 license from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), according to a IBS...

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Europe’s Fast-Growing Tech Sector Spurs Record $121B in Startup Funding
Europe’s Fast-Growing Tech Sector Spurs Record $121B in Startup Funding
December 07, 2021  |  Investments

Spurred by Europe’s fast-growing tech sector, startups in the region have raised a record $121 billion in funding this year, almost three times the $41...

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Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
December 06, 2021  |  Investments

The German phone-as-a-service provider everphone has raised $200 million in new funding, money the company says it will use to expand its efforts in Europe,...

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PrestaShop Merchants Can Integrate Products on Google 
PrestaShop Merchants Can Integrate Products on Google 
December 02, 2021  |  eCommerce

Google on Thursday (Dec. 2) announced that it’s allowing PrestaShop merchants around the world to “more easily integrate their product inventory” on the search engine’s...

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Inflation, COVID Harming EU Consumer Confidence 
Inflation, COVID Harming EU Consumer Confidence 
November 29, 2021  |  Economy

Inflation and a rise in new COVID-19 cases has led to a drop in consumer confidence in the European Union, the European Commission reported Monday...

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Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
November 24, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have called on the European Union to pull the plug on proof-of-work bitcoin mining due to the negative impact on...

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Rising COVID Cases Hampering Europe’s Recovery
Rising COVID Cases Hampering Europe’s Recovery
November 24, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Europe’s shaky economic recovery could be derailed by a rise in new COVID-19 cases, which has led governments to place restrictions that could turn shoppers...

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