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DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. Plus, Bridgetown Holdings is reportedly thinking about a deal with Tokopedia. IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Google might launch its own news aggregation service as a way to compete with rival Apple News+. Google is speaking with officials in France and elsewhere in Europe about the beginnings of the project. Apple launched Apple News+ last year, priced at $9.99 reported CultOfMac.com.

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JULY 23, 2020

European FinTech payments company myPOS , which works in offering affordable payments to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has new credit cards that it says will help SMBs in Europe access new benefits, according to a press release.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

As its reach expands throughout the world, Stripe has announced that Dhivya Suryadevara will serve as chief financial officer. Over 400 new staffers have joined Stripe to date this year, and the company now has a labor force of 2,800 throughout 16 offices. I’m very excited to join Stripe at a pivotal time for the company.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

While coronavirus infections continue to rise in Europe, they'll likely have less of an economic impact this time around, Klaas Knot , Dutch central bank president and European Central Bank board member, said on Tuesday (Oct. 13), Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Business 20 warned recently that the global economy was in deep trouble.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

18), the European Round Table for Industry ( ERT ), a Belgium-based advocacy group, wrote “Europe is lagging behind other world regions in the rollout of 5G, both the infrastructure and the capacity to offer commercial 5G services.”. We have had too much of a fragmented approach in Europe,” Svanberg told the FT. “If

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal and Mastercard are adding more European Union (EU) countries to a debit card offering, while European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called for a digital euro. Lagarde positioned the change as a necessary one to acclimate to the new digital world.

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MARCH 30, 2020

Santander described the system as a “The first multi-corridor international blockchain solution in the world for individuals and [SMBs (small- to medium-sized businesses]].”. can use One Pay to transfer money across Europe and to the U.S.,” In other Santander news, earlier this month, the company invested 30 million euros ($33.1

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe, while cross-border mobile messaging program WhatsApp is introducing new offerings that will let companies sell inside of chats. Facebook Brings Dating App To Europe. To date, Facebook says there have been 1.5

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Stripe has grown its partnership with Mindbody to fuel advanced digital and brick-and-mortar experiences for wellness clients in North America and throughout Europe, according to an announcement emailed to PYMNTS. “As The technology provides studios with an easy method to set up EMV card readers and assist customers simply check out.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In today’s top retail news, the U.S. Plus, a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study finds that individuals anticipate that the economy will rebound by next year. L’Occitane said the case does not include its Europe-based parent company or any other of its subsidiaries.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab said it has closed on a loan facility, while Getir announced on social media that it has come to London. The European Parliament had invited leaders of the companies to a hearing in Europe to help them come to an opinion in strict new rules the European Commission had put forward.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The association said in a news release that “Emmett is a highly experienced financial services leader with a wealth of global experience in business, strategy, technology and operations, gained through his 25 years with HSBC.". Meanwhile, digital assets continue to gain legitimacy in the financial services world.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s State Council reportedly said that small and micro-sized firms can defer loan payments past Q1 2021 as needed, while China’s Ant Group is curbing the borrowing limits for some young users of Huabei. and Europe. based Liberis has raised £70 million (about $93.5

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Having multiple cards is a side effect (a “runny nose,” in his words) of living in a world where consumers segment their buying habits, juggle rewards and take on cards as life progresses. Before you know it, you have 10 to 15 different financial products and services,” he said, adding that “the world of money is very fragmented.”.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 4, 2017

Every July The Banker publishes their analysis of the Top 1000 banks in the world. At the same time, French banks are shaping up as the strongest in Europe and the outlook for them is even more positive with pro-business Emmanuel Macron in the Élysée Palace.” There is some good news for the UK banking sector from the challenger banks.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Among the services categories mentioned by Maestri: app store, cloud services, music, advertising, Apple care, and payments services, our new service offerings, Apple TV, plus Apple arcade, Apple news blast, Apple card, Apple fitness class and the Apple one entertainment bundle. close to where China is and. nowhere close to the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Speaking at a news conference with leaders of six major international economic and financial groups, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Li said the country's economy “this year can achieve positive growth, and we expect next year (economic) operations can recover to a reasonable range,” Reuters reports.

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JUNE 24, 2020

percent of retail sales, Western Europe will account for 16.2 In April, news surfaced that Forrester predicts that worldwide retail sales this year will fall by an average of 9.6 The analyst noted that there will be a sizable drop in retail sales around the world this year, especially with non-essential goods not sold via digital.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In funding news, Bitkoin Africa has secured funding from early-stage investment fund Microtraction as it seeks to bring together the functions of a crypto exchange with indigenous payment processing solutions, Techcabal reported. s PSD2 and the U.K.’s

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JUNE 4, 2020

To fill in openings left by competitors encountering the impacts of a recession brought by the pandemic, Citigroup is aiming to bolster its commercial banking business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). billion, Reuters reported, with new offices and staffers in multiple Western European nations by the conclusion of this year.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and U.K. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Coronavirus is not good news for Unilever,” he told the network. consumer has typically a bigger house and more appetite for credit card debt than elsewhere in the world.”. While the United Kingdom saw some stocking-up behavior, Jope said, it was much less so in the rest of Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“We are proud to have supported Luno as an early investor, and we recognize a shared commitment to building mission-driven companies that can help transform traditional financial services and improve economic freedom for people all over the world,” DCG Founder and CEO Barry Silbert said in the announcement.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The fast-fashion merchant, which is based in California, filed for bankruptcy last year following years of growth around the world without a clear plan on how to leave bankruptcy and restructure. In September, news surfaced that Forever 21 had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. million to break up.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With Global Commercial Cards, BBVA has managed to bridge the gap between two worlds: commercial cards and expense management tools. In separate news, BBVA took part in a pilot payment effort to link the SWIFT gpi with the U.K.’s s nationwide instant payment technology, and the results were displayed at the Sibos conference.

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MAY 26, 2020

With funding that will help keep growing its product categories from ridesharing to food delivery and micro-mobility in Africa as well as Europe, Bolt closed a €100m investment round. As it stands, Bolt runs its ridesharing offerings in over 150 cities throughout Africa as well as Europe.

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JUNE 8, 2020

In separate news, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) gave the go-ahead of the merger of Capgemini and Altran Technologies SA per news last September. billion, with the exclusion of net financial debt per news at the time. Capgemini, for its part, has 270,000 team members in nearly 50 nations.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Visa is expanding its touch-free Tap To Phone (TTP) systems, while the hotel industry in China is registering year-over-year revenue growth. TTP is now running in multiple countries in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. sometime in 2021.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In addition, Vipps reportedly plans to collaborate with Alipay in Norway , and MYOB is launching an omnichannel payment gateway with the help of The ai Corporation to serve businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Sales of alcohol soared during the early weeks and months of the pandemic, but a wellness vibe seems to be taking hold as "mocktails," once a meager category, experiences a major growth spurt, according to the Financial Times and other news outlets on Friday (Jan. The next generation of drinkers is very interested in this area.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

In other news, one of the biggest asset managers in the world, Fidelity Investments , is growing its institutional digital asset business with expansion into Europe, Coindesk reported. The firm has appointed Chris Tyrer, who worked as a managing director at Barclays Investment Bank in the past, as the head of FDAS in Europe.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

In news that may be separated from the vagaries of cryptocurrency trading, Banco Santander said this week that it will use Ripple’s ledger, bringing payments across the bank’s OnePay FX platform. The bank also said this week that it will be bringing international payments to more countries in Europe — beyond the U.K.,

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Chris Skinner

JULY 8, 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … The Top 1000 banks in the world I’ve written a column for The Banker magazine for the last 15 years and, during that time, have collected their special July edition each year. Every July The Banker publishes their analysis of the Top 1000 banks in the world. Last week was Money 2020 Europe week.

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JULY 14, 2020

Blockchain firm Binance has launched the Binance Card in Europe, which lets users convert multiple cryptocurrencies to fiat to spend at more than 60 million retailers, according to an announcement. The firm’s partners offer business integrations with modern technologies like VMware Blockchain to let teams create new offerings.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in payments around the world, Amazon reportedly infused $152 million into its India Amazon Seller Services unit, while Russia-based online shopping firm Ozon is reportedly getting ready to file for an initial public offering (IPO). Plus, Mitek and Digidentity have teamed to help more people register on GOV.UK

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. In Europe, joint efforts in FinTech and banking have crossed borders. In reference to the IMF-World Bank meetings, FinTech garnered attention, as the IMF trained its sights on financial innovation.

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