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How Pix Ignited Digital Payments in Brazil
April 20, 2022

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EMEA Daily: Robinhood Acquires Ziglu; SEON Raises $94M in Series B Funding
April 19, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Robinhood takes a step toward European expansion by acquiring crypto platform Ziglu. Plus, online fraud prevention platform SEON raised $94 million to boost its global presence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy Deezer for Over $1B
April 18, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the Zambian card-issuing company Union54 raised $12 million in seed funding. Plus, music-streaming platform Deezer may be going public as part of a $1 billion acquisition by Francois Pinault and I2PO. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Irish Payments Company Planet to Add 500 Jobs Globally
April 17, 2022

Planet, a software and payments company, is adding 100 new jobs in Ireland, the Connacht Tribune reported Sunday (April 17), with many of the roles destined for Planet’s headquarters in Galway. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Crowdfunding Sites Finance Ukrainian Journalism
April 17, 2022

Ukrainian journalists have been looking to the crowdfunding site Patreon to help finance their own coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times reported Saturday (April 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South...
April 15, 2022

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the second generation Ethereum will be delayed until at least 2023; and South African auction house Strauss & Co. has partnered with five of the country’s wineries to offer fine wine non-fungible tokens to the...

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FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian...
April 15, 2022

This week in the FinTech Ukraine: Semiconductor provider Renesas Electronics Corp. donated €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for humanitarian efforts, and the Community Organized Relief Effort said it has launched a Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Cash Assistance Program in partnership with...

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Stripe Now Supports Furikomi, Konbini Payments in Japan
April 15, 2022

Stripe, a financial services and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, now supports two forms of payments in Japan via one integration, the company announced Friday (April 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Today in FinTech Ukraine: Renesas Electronics Gives €1M; P2P Lenders Step Up
April 14, 2022

Renesas Electronics Corp., a provider of advanced semiconductors, has decided to donate €1 million to UNHCR, the UN High Commission for Refugees, to help support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...