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Italy’s Central Bank Bans Online Bank N26 From New Clients, New Products Over AML Risks
March 29, 2022

The Bank of Italy has banned the local unit of online German bank N26 from signing up new customers, due to checks late last year that flagged money laundering risks, Reuters wrote Tuesday (March 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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EMEA Daily: UK Consumer Lending Rose in Feb.; ArK Kapital Raises $183M; Zimpler Plans Expansion;...
March 29, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, consumer lending in Britain swelled in February, the most in five years, the Bank of England revealed; data-driven precision finance startup ArK Kapital raised $183 million in seed capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Today in the FinTech Ukraine Daily: Google CEO Announces Additional Support for Ukraine; Update on...
March 29, 2022

In a company blog post published Tuesday (March 29), Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he has asked nonprofits how the tech company can best support the needs of more than 3.7 million refugees have fled Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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EMEA Daily: Apple Now Faces $55M in Fines; Ted Baker Declines Sycamore’s Takeover Offers
March 28, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the Dutch antitrust watchdog has fined Apple $55 million for failure to allow Netherlands-based dating app providers to use non-Apple payment methods; British fashion retailer Ted Baker has rejected two takeover offers. Get the Full Story...

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Thorn Group Merges With Car Dealer Software Firm Limelight
March 28, 2022

New Zealand’s Thorn Group Financial Services is merging with auto dealership software maker Limelight to form Limelight Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Huawei CFO: Tech Company is More United in Face of U.S. Pressure
March 28, 2022

Six months after Huawei Technologies’ Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to China after being under house arrest in Canada for nearly three years, she said the Chinese telecom giant’s resolve is strong, Reuters reported Monday (March 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Japan’s Mizuho Bank Eyes Cash-Strapped Millionaires to Grow Wealth Unit Clients
March 27, 2022

Mizuho will almost double its wealth management clients by attracting newly-minted millionaires who are low on cash and in need of new finance, Bloomberg writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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EMEA Daily: Retail Holdouts in Russia Face Repercussions in Poland; Russian Government Employees Charged in...
March 25, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, foreign retailers who have continued to do business in Russia following the attack on Ukraine face backlash by shoppers in Poland, while the FBI reveals four Russians employed by their government have been charged with...

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Today in FinTech Ukraine Daily: UkraineDAO Raises $6M in NFT Sale; Netguru Announces Initiatives
March 25, 2022

Today in the FinTech Ukraine, Ukraine’s decentralized autonomous organization raised $6 million for a Ukrainian flag nonfungible token with proceeds to support the war-torn country; Polish software development and software company Netguru announced a series of initiatives to assist Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete...