Italy

EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
May 26, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K.’s Competition and Market Authority launches its second investigation this year into Google’s...

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Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
Scalapay CEO Says BNPL Super App Strategy Disintermediates the Merchant
May 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Competition in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space has intensified over the last few years as established players compete with new entrants vying for...

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Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
May 18, 2022  |  IPO

Italian credit management company Generalfinance plans to go public via an initial public offering on the Milan bourse  next month. As Reuters reported Wednesday (May...

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Gaming Company IGT Sells Payment Business for $785M
Gaming Company IGT Sells Payment Business for $785M
February 28, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Gaming company International Game Technology (IGT) will sell its Italian proximity payment business to PostePay — the payments arm of Italian postal service Poste Italiane...

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Italy’s Post Office Eyes Payments, Card Processor Acquisition
Italy’s Post Office Eyes Payments, Card Processor Acquisition
January 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service, is considering expanding its payments operations with the purchase of a card processing and electronic payments group, according to...

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Amazon Plans Appeal Following $1.3B Fine in Italian Antitrust Case
Amazon Plans Appeal Following $1.3B Fine in Italian Antitrust Case
December 09, 2021  |  Amazon

Amazon said it would appeal a $1.3 billion fine from Italy’s antitrust regulator after the eCommerce giant was found to favor third-party sellers that use...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Shut Out Of Italy; PayPal Raises Cryptocurrency Limits
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Shut Out Of Italy; PayPal Raises Cryptocurrency Limits
July 15, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Binance, which has come under fire for its compliance standards in recent weeks, has been shut out of activity in Italy now, according to that...

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Italian Data Protection Watchdog Fines Foodinho Over Gig Algorithms
Italian Data Protection Watchdog Fines Foodinho Over Gig Algorithms
July 06, 2021  |  Regulation

Food delivery startup Foodinho was hit with a €2.6 million euro ($3.1 million) fine by Italy’s data protection watchdog following a probe of the delivery...

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SMBs Could Help Italy Grow GDP Via Digital Innovation
SMBs Could Help Italy Grow GDP Via Digital Innovation
March 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Italy, which ranked fourth-to-last for digital competitiveness in Europe in 2019, could have a chance to better its standing because of the pandemic, Reuters reported....

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