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European Commission Asking Retailers and Rivals About Apple Pay
European Commission Asking Retailers and Rivals About Apple Pay
May 10, 2023  |  Apple Pay

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly seeking information about Apple Pay from retailers and Apple’s rivals. The requests by the antitrust regulators of the EU...

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Plunging Cash Use, Digital Wallet Partnership Help Boost Instant Payments in Norway
Plunging Cash Use, Digital Wallet Partnership Help Boost Instant Payments in Norway
April 17, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Scandinavian countries are some of the most technologically advanced in the world, including in the area of real-time payments. Take Norway for example. The Nordic...

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Shared Vision Will Give EU Digital Wallets Sharper Competitive Edge on Global Scale
Shared Vision Will Give EU Digital Wallets Sharper Competitive Edge on Global Scale
November 01, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

It’s been a nearly 15-month wait, but finally the European Commission has approved the merger of Danish digital payments app MobilePay and Norwegian smartphone digital...

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EU Approves Merger of Nordic Mobile Payments Firms MobilePay, Vipps
EU Approves Merger of Nordic Mobile Payments Firms MobilePay, Vipps
October 21, 2022  |  emea

Denmark-based digital payments app MobilePay has announced that the EU Commission has approved its merger with Norway-based smartphone digital payments app Vipps.  The new group...

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Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
August 16, 2022  |  Europe

The Nordic countries are often considered pioneers when it comes to digital innovation and payments. With some of the lowest cash usage in the world...

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How Nordic Payments Megastructure Can Drive Greater Regional Integration, Harmonization
How Nordic Payments Megastructure Can Drive Greater Regional Integration, Harmonization
July 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

From Europe’s first banknotes, issued in Stockholm in 1660, to the Danish government’s world-first abolition of paper bond certificates in 1980, the Nordic countries have...

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Intense Competition From Big Techs Keeps Nordic Payment Firms On Their Toes
Intense Competition From Big Techs Keeps Nordic Payment Firms On Their Toes
February 22, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Few industries have been unaffected by the ongoing pandemic, and while some businesses have suffered greatly, others have experienced strong growth. Like many businesses operating...

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Nordic Mobile Wallets Must Collaborate to Fend off Competition From Global Players
Nordic Mobile Wallets Must Collaborate to Fend off Competition From Global Players
November 10, 2021  |  Mobile Wallets

Small but mighty is one way to characterize Nordic countries when it comes to payments innovation. The small-sized countries in the region like Denmark, Finland...

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Seven EU Firms Form X-Border Mobile Payment Network
Seven EU Firms Form X-Border Mobile Payment Network
September 03, 2019  |  International

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they...

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