Italy

Italian Banking Association Embraces Need For Speed For Future Of Real-Time Payments
Italian Banking Association Embraces Need For Speed For Future Of Real-Time Payments
February 01, 2021  |  Banking

To get a sense of the present state — and future — of instant payments, look to Italy. It has pulled ahead of its EU...

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Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
December 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is running experiments for a digital euro, CoinDesk reported. The experiments aim to examine a digital euro’s technical feasibility as...

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Italian Shoppers Embrace New Cash-Back Program For Credit Card Payments
Italian Shoppers Embrace New Cash-Back Program For Credit Card Payments
December 22, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Italian consumers are embracing a new government program aimed at boosting retail sales while tamping down on tax evasion that allows buyers to receive a...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10 Million Over Claims About iPhone Water Resistance
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10...
December 07, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. UK Regulations to Create New Digital...

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Amazon Gains Ground In Holdout Markets
Amazon Gains Ground In Holdout Markets
September 28, 2020  |  Retail

The myth of Amazon dictates that any move it makes is nearly pre-ordained to end in rousing success for the eCommerce giant, crushing defeat for...

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Italian Luxury Brand Moncler Takes Control Of Its Digital Business
Italian Luxury Brand Moncler Takes Control Of Its Digital Business
July 28, 2020  |  Retail

As it looks to increase its digital business in the three years to come, Moncler plans to take internal control over its online shopping channel....

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Bitcoin Daily: Austrian A1 Telekom Now Accepts Crypto Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Austrian A1 Telekom Now Accepts Crypto Payments
July 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A1 Payment, which offers digital payment services in Austria, will accept cryptocurrency payments, A1 Telekom Austria Group announced in a press release. The company made...

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Italian Antitrust Authorities Search Amazon, Apple Offices
Italian Antitrust Authorities Search Amazon, Apple Offices
July 22, 2020  |  International

Foreign regulators are increasingly training their sights on U.S. Big Tech companies. In this case, antitrust officials said they searched the local offices of Amazon...

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Southern Europe Is Open But Tourists Are Few
Southern Europe Is Open But Tourists Are Few
July 19, 2020  |  Europe

Despite government incentives, travel bookings are down in Italy, The New York Times reported. While tourism is returning to southern Europe from Portugal to Greece,...

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