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Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering

Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships

Micro-mobility giant Helbiz announced a partnership with mobile payments platform Alipay, which will allow customers a wider breadth of access to Helbiz’s eScooters, eBikes and...

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Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns
Digital Taxes, Big Tech In Regulatory Focus As 2020 Dawns
January 06, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

As 2020 dawns, regulators are continuing to focus on taxes and possible anti-competitive behavior on the part of tech’s marquee names. Get the Full Story...

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Top News in Payments: Amazon Seeks Patent For Hand Recognition; Record Holiday Retail Sales
Top News in Payments: Amazon Seeks Patent For Hand Recognition; Record Holiday Retail Sales
December 27, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news in payments, Amazon applied for a patent for hand recognition software, and retail sales reached new heights thanks to record online...

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Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
December 27, 2019  |  Cash

Italy, which has one of the lowest rates of credit card use in Europe, may start to see that change soon as the government will...

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Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
December 26, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Italy has announced that it’s going to follow in France’s footsteps and tax big tech companies, a move that threatens to further complicate relations with...

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Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
November 07, 2019  |  Banking

A German proposal for the EU’s banking union is being opposed by Italy, which said it would impact banks’ ability to compete, according to a...

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Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions
Italy Sidesteps Sales Tax Hike With Levy On Digital Transactions
October 14, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Italy is preparing to tax digital companies to help fund its 2020 budget as it seeks different revenue streams to avoid a scheduled sales tax...

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Ex-Google Executive Joins Italian Shoe Firm Tod’s
Ex-Google Executive Joins Italian Shoe Firm Tod’s
September 29, 2019  |  Retail

Former Google leader Alessandra Domizi will take the digital helm of Italian shoe and leather company Tod’s on Oct. 14, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 27)....

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