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Booking Holdings Sees 59 Pct Hike In Room Nights Driven By US, EU Travelers
Booking Holdings Sees 59 Pct Hike In Room Nights Driven By US, EU Travelers
August 04, 2021  |  Earnings

Booking Holdings’ second quarter room nights increased 59 percent from the first quarter of 2021, primarily driven by stronger results in Europe and in the...

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FinTech Banking Circle Taps SIA To Facilitate Payments
FinTech Banking Circle Taps SIA To Facilitate Payments
July 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

FinTech startup Banking Circle is tapping SIA, a subsidiary of CDP Equity, to handle its real-time payments service in Europe, The Green Sheet reported on...

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EasyPro Unveils Digital Wallet For SMBs In Europe
EasyPro Unveils Digital Wallet For SMBs In Europe
July 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

EasyPro unveiled a digital wallet called OuiTrust that the company is targeting toward small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), traders and freelancers in Europe, according to...

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EU’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund Will Hit Most Firms With New Taxes
EU’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund Will Hit Most Firms With New Taxes
July 02, 2021  |  Taxes

The European Union’s (EU) European Commission (EC) is instituting a new business tax to benefit the Post-Pandemic Recovery Fund, U.S. News reported on Friday (July...

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EU Oversight Group Outlines Digital Path For Faster Transition To Open Banking
EU Oversight Group Outlines Digital Path For Faster Transition To Open Banking
June 28, 2021  |  Digital Banking

There are guideposts along the way to open banking readiness. To that end, the Euro Banking Association’s (EBA) Open Banking Working Group said on Monday...

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EU Commission Eyes Cyber Unit To Fight Large-Scale Attacks
EU Commission Eyes Cyber Unit To Fight Large-Scale Attacks
June 23, 2021  |  Europe

The European Commission is busy forming a Joint Cyber Unit that will help to deal with rising cybercrime, according to a press release. Get the...

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ECB Says Digital Euro Would Protect Privacy
ECB Says Digital Euro Would Protect Privacy
June 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The European central banker in charge of the creation of a digital version of the euro said such a currency would both protect the privacy...

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In Middle East, Southeast Asia
Today In Payments Around The World: UK Gets 100th Tech Unicorn; Investment Heats Up In...
June 17, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, the technology industry in the United Kingdom has achieved a significant milestone, while global investment is heating...

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Klarna Rolls Out CSS Tool To Help European Retailers Save
Klarna Rolls Out CSS Tool To Help European Retailers Save
June 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

Digital bank Klarna is rolling out a new Comparison Shopping Service (CSS) solution to help its European partner retailers increase their return on Google ads....

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