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Capgemini announced acquisition of Scandinavian data science leader

Advectas located its major offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, and Malmö

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Visa partners major hospitality group

Accor will collaborate with Visa partner financial institutions across Europe, Americas, Middle East, and Asia Pacific

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Chinese payment market to approve foreign firms

Foreign card schemes that are already present in China are mainly issued in collaboration with UnionPay

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Ally acquires credit card company for more than $2 billion

Ally will provide more than 11 million customers with secured and unsecured banking products after the acquisition

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Malaysia moves towards QR payment adoption

QR code-based payment is becoming a major trend in Asia-Pacific countries

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UK fintech rolls out free multi-currency accounts in Europe

The Global Account allows users to pay, hold, and spend their money through a multi-currency wallet, eliminating some of the fees

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Amount of money wasted on unused payments in UK revealed

An average adult pays out £496 in monthly regular payments, with £39 going on things they don’t use or want

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Mobile wallet market value will exceed $1T in 2020 

Mobile wallets eliminate the need for carrying cash, thus decreasing the possibility of theft or losing money

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Western Union provides aid for countries affected by coronavirus

The aid will be pledged to local and global NGOs of China and other affected countries

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Americans reveal their money-saving strategies

More than half of US consumers consider saving money as their top goal in 2020

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Klarna acquires Italian startup

Moneymour’s operations will be integrated into Klarna in Q1 2020

Blockchain & Crypto

Blockchain startup launches crypto payment solution 

SecuX is focused on blockchain cryptocurrency hardware wallet and cryptocurrency retail payment systems

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Interac payment solution for businesses goes live in Canada

Subscribed RBC business banking customers can facilitate the Interac e-Transfer feature

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Payoneer received EMI license in Ireland

Payoneer supports enterprise clients and small businesses from 200 countries and territories

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Mastercard enters China’s market

The entry gives Mastercard access to a $27 trillion payments market

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Visa extends partnership with British bank

The partnership extends their 50-year relationship

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