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EMEA Daily: US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs in Pittsburgh; UK Commercial FinTech OakNorth Valued at $5B

EMEA Daily: US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs in Pittsburgh; UK Commercial FinTech OakNorth Valued at $5B
EMEA Daily: US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs in Pittsburgh; UK Commercial FinTech OakNorth Valued...
September 29, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, U.S. and EU officials met in Pittsburgh to discuss technology regulation, while U.K. commercial...

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Starling Expands Digital Banking to Europe
Starling Expands Digital Banking to Europe
September 29, 2021  |  Banking

The U.K.-based digital bank Starling plans to offer its Banking as a Service across Europe, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, in the first...

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Commerce Secretary: US, Europe Must Join Forces to Curb China’s Progress
Commerce Secretary: US, Europe Must Join Forces to Curb China’s Progress
September 28, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The U.S. will assemble allies, particularly those in Europe, to compel the deceleration of China’s innovation, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Tuesday (Sept. 28), according...

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EU to Invest Billions in Blockchain, Data Infrastructure, Computing 
EU to Invest Billions in Blockchain, Data Infrastructure, Computing 
September 15, 2021  |  Europe

The European Union plans to make a multibillion-euro investment in technology development by sinking money into blockchain, data infrastructure and high-performance computing, according to a...

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European Vacation Spots Remain Open to Americans Despite EU Recommendation
European Vacation Spots Remain Open to Americans Despite EU Recommendation
August 31, 2021  |  Europe

Despite new rules from the European Union to stop nonessential travel from the U.S., the region isn’t rushing to block tourism from America, The Wall...

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Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in Cash
Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in...
August 31, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Agnostic is a word that European Payments Council (EPC) Director General Etienne Goosse often uses to describe the mandate of the payments association that counts...

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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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