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Nexi Extends Partnership with Reply to Launch European Innovation Hub
Nexi Extends Partnership with Reply to Launch European Innovation Hub
December 13, 2021  |  Partnerships

Nexi Group is extending its partnership with Italian digital transformation firm Reply to launch Nexi Digital, a European hub for technological innovation, according to a...

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ECB Board Member Decries Cryptocurrencies’ Usefulness 
ECB Board Member Decries Cryptocurrencies’ Usefulness 
December 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank executive board member Fabio Panetta said during a lecture in Rome that cryptocurrencies and digital assets won’t benefit society or the wider...

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Europe’s Battle to Curb Big Tech’s Power Continues With More Fines
Europe’s Battle to Curb Big Tech’s Power Continues With More Fines
December 10, 2021  |  Big Tech

It’s been another week of heavy fines and warnings aimed at curbing Big Tech’s power in the European Union (EU) and across Europe. Earlier this...

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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.  The company, which has...

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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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