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Back to School for the Connected Economy, Too

Back to School for the Connected Economy, Too
Back to School for the Connected Economy, Too
September 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Last week (Aug. 31), the Digital Futures Commission published the results of a study into the use of some popular digital learning tools in education....

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French Developers Sue Apple in US Court Over App Store Fees
French Developers Sue Apple in US Court Over App Store Fees
August 01, 2022  |  Apple

Apple has been sued in U.S. federal court by French app developers who accuse the tech giant of overcharging them to use its App Store,...

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French Lawmaker Calls for Crypto Committee as Legal Questions Loom
French Lawmaker Calls for Crypto Committee as Legal Questions Loom
July 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With legal questions mounting around the push to adopt cryptocurrency as an accepted form of payment across countries around the world, French Senator Nathalie Goulet...

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Belgium Drags Down Carrefour’s European Profit but ‘Consumption Patterns’ Prove Resilient
Belgium Drags Down Carrefour’s European Profit but ‘Consumption Patterns’ Prove Resilient
July 28, 2022  |  Earnings

French food retailer Carrefour detailed its latest earnings this week, revealing solid growth globally in the first half (H1) of 2022 despite declining profit across...

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Italian PropTech Startup Casavo Raises €400 Million
Italian PropTech Startup Casavo Raises €400 Million
July 19, 2022  |  Startups

PropTech startup Casavo just bagged $409 million (€400 million) in Series D funding, EU Startups reported Tuesday (July 19). An initial €300 million was invested...

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French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
July 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Seven months after its launch, French FinTech Hero has raised €12.4 million ($12.49 million) to scale its B2B payments solution. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Banque de France Enters Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Project
Banque de France Enters Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Project
July 12, 2022  |  CBDC

Banque de France (BDF) Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the BDF has kicked off the second phase of experimentation into a wholesale central bank...

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GoHenry Acquires Pixpay to Strengthen Youth Banking Outreach
GoHenry Acquires Pixpay to Strengthen Youth Banking Outreach
July 11, 2022  |  Partnerships

London-based GoHenry, which provides Visa debit cards and a financial education app for children aged 6 to 18, has acquired the French company Pixpay, which...

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