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Since war in Ukraine started, Germany faced e-commerce losses

According to Ecommerce News, online fashion sales in Germany fell 9%, since the war in Ukraine started. Online interior design purchases, which is known as a stable category, also slowed down. Overall, though, e-commerce sales grew 8% in the Q1. Bevh, the German federal association for e-commerce, has revealed some of the most important conclusions […]

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BBVA: Everything you need to know about Mexico’s leading online bank

In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were over 56 million users of online banking in Mexico, which is almost half of its total population (43%). Although digital banking is an integral part of the national financial systems these days, it is not as versatile in Mexico as in the rest of the Latin American […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Yapily to acquire finAPI, creating Europe’s leading open banking platform

The deal is set to make Yapily the largest open banking payments platform in Europe

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Visa and Solarisbank partner with fintech FINOM to launch Italy’s first business banking accounts with integrated e-voicing

FINOM has launched an innovative new business account in Italy, which combines banking, e-invoicing, and finance management services on a single platform. European bank Solarisbank is facilitating the fintech firm’s product expansion in Italy, by offering local IBANs to customers, and they will issue the account’s Visa debit cards. As per the press release, Italy […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

EU-Startups Summit 2022

EU-Startups Summit 2022 will gather over 1,500 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media from across Europe

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Number of scams linked to holiday bookings up by a third over the last year: Lloyds

Lloyds has told British sunseekers and staycationers to take care when booking a break this summer, with scams linked to holidays increasing by a third over the last year. Based on analysis of relevant scams reported to Lloyds Bank, fraud relating to flight bookings was up by 13% in the 12 months to March 2022. […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna will report BNPL data to UK credit reference agencies

The company says its UK customers will soon be able to build a positive credit history by using Klarna’s BNPL products

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Colombians now have more ways to make cross-border transactions with Western Union

Western Union has teamed up with SuperGIROS thus bringing WU’s cross-border global money movement and payments capabilities in every SuperGIROS retail location across Columbia. By teaming with SuperGIROS, Colombians now have more than 9,800 additional locations to send and receive money to friends and family around the world. The move brings the total number of […]

Finance & Economics

How a foreigner can start business in India

That’s how to do it step-by-step

Finance & Economics

Research unveiled why German women do not invest

N26 polled 1994 women who currently invest and those who don’t across Germany

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Klarna introduced UK gambling block for direct bank-to-bank payments

Klarna has announced it is enabling banks to extend voluntary gambling blocks to open banking-driven payments powered by its subsidiary, SOFORT, helping protect UK consumers. UK-based Monzo, was the first bank to introduce a gambling block in 2018, following demand from customers who wanted help controlling their use of gambling sites. Since then most UK […]

Finance & Economics

German retailer uses NFC for product authentication and customer engagement

Customers can access features through the browser without the need to install an app

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India to include crypto businesses in new cybersecurity rules

India has designated the country’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) as the national authority on cybersecurity, including the encryption industry, to clarify which body has authority over suspicious or illegal activity in the industry. The ruling requires cryptocurrency companies, such as virtual asset service providers, to keep know-your-customer (KYC) information and financial transaction records for […]

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Re-Cycle launched in Spain

This is the platform’s first international expansion

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JD Logistics developed a new delivery robot

JD Logistics has recently developed an indoor delivery robot at China Overseas International Center in Beijing. Nearly 2,000 staff members working in the office building will be able to receive robot delivery of take-out orders and parcels at their desks. JD Logistics provides six such robots and a smart service center to China Overseas International […]