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EMEA Daily: Nigeria Begins Regulating Mobile Devices via 5% Tax

EMEA Daily: Nigeria Begins Regulating Mobile Devices via 5% Tax
EMEA Daily: Nigeria Begins Regulating Mobile Devices via 5% Tax
August 12, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Nigeria announced the implementation of a 5% tax on mobile devices. Get...

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German Regulators Consider Whether Microsoft Subject to Competition Rules
German Regulators Consider Whether Microsoft Subject to Competition Rules
August 12, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

German regulators are reportedly considering whether Microsoft should fall within the scope of new competition rules, as they have determined several other big tech companies...

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Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?
Is Digital Healthcare Advancing Faster Than EU Lawmakers Can Adapt and Regulate?
August 11, 2022  |  Healthcare

Industry experts have said the lack of standards of practice in Germany, Europe’s largest healthcare market, is hampering the growth of digital healthcare and causing...

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76% of German Convenience-Seekers Interested in Using Super Apps to Manage Interpersonal Comms
76% of German Convenience-Seekers Interested in Using Super Apps to Manage Interpersonal Comms
July 31, 2022  |  Mobile

“The Super App Shift: How Consumers Want To Save, Shop And Spend In The Connected Economy,” a report recently published by PYMNTS, defines a “super...

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Could Super App Users Spell the End of Germany’s Cash-Heavy Retail Economy?
Could Super App Users Spell the End of Germany’s Cash-Heavy Retail Economy?
July 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

It has frequently been observed that German consumers are an anomaly among their northern European neighbors due to their comparably high preference for cash. Get...

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Deutsche Bank Partners With Credi2 to Pilot White Label BNPL Product
Deutsche Bank Partners With Credi2 to Pilot White Label BNPL Product
July 13, 2022  |  BNPL

Deutsche Bank is partnering with the FinTech startup Credi2 to introduce a white label buy now, pay later (BNPL) product for online merchants and eCommerce...

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Report Alleges Wirecard Forged Client Data to Obtain €900M SoftBank Investment
Report Alleges Wirecard Forged Client Data to Obtain €900M SoftBank Investment
July 10, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Once-mighty payments giant Wirecard reportedly faked client data and was lying about internal records in order to get a SoftBank investment for €900 million ($913...

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Benchmarking the EU’s Digital Engagement: Germany
Benchmarking the EU’s Digital Engagement: Germany
July 05, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In this third edition of a five-part series on digital transformation in the European Union, PYMNTS will be looking at data from Germany to uncover...

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