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MultiSafepay Integrates With Antom by Ant International

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International, MultiSafepay will integrate with Antom to promote accessible payment solutions and digitalization services to SMEs across Europe.

Blockchain & Crypto

Circle Achieves MiCA Compliance for USDC and EURC Stablecoins

Circle has become the first stablecoin issuer to receive a French license for USDC and EURC to debut in the Union under one of the world’s most comprehensive regulatory regimes for digital assets – MiCA.

Science & Technology

Meta Faces EU Charges Over ‘Pay or Consent’ Policy

EU regulators believe Meta may leave its users no other viable option but to allow tracking their personal data for advertising purposes with its ‘pay or consent’ policy.

News

Microsoft Faces Mega Fine in EU

On Tuesday, June 25, European Union officials said that Microsoft had violated the antitrust laws of this block of countries as part of its practice of bundling Teams with other popular apps of the technology giant for business.

News

NATO $1.1B Innovation Fund Makes First Investments Into AI, Robots and Space Tech

The first deep tech investments of the NATO Innovation Fund address challenges in defence, security and resilience, while helping advance innovation in novel materials and manufacturing, AI and robotics.

Finance & Economics

ECB Cuts Rates

On Thursday, June 6, the European Central Bank decided to cut interest rates for the first time in five years.

News

Euro-Area Inflation Accelerates

In the eurozone, an acceleration in the rate of inflation was recorded, which exceeded preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of this process.

Finance & Economics

OpenseedVC Reaches First Close of $10m Fund for Early Stage Startups across Africa and Europe

Female-led OpenseedVC has reached the first close of its $10 million angel-style early-stage fund, hoping to reach the final close within a year.

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Green Finance Becomes a New Norm: Research

The new LBBW study “Sustainability and Green Finance” confirms that combining finance with sustainable aspects is increasingly becoming normal rather than exceptional.

News

ECB Holds Interest Rates to First Cut in June

During the meeting on Thursday, April 11, the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates at the same level.

News

ECB Prepares to Start Cutting Interest Rates Before Fed Does

The European Central Bank is demonstrating a kind of determination as part of its aspirations to begin implementing a policy of cutting interest rates before similar decisions are made by the Federal Reserve System.

Science & Technology

EU Starts Probe Into Meta, Apple and Alphabet

The European Union on Monday, March 25, announced the launch of an investigation into such technology giants as Apple, Alphabet, and Meta.

Science & Technology

World Fund to Offer €300M to European Climate Tech Founders

German-based climate VC World Fund has raised a €300M fund to make substantial investments into European tech startups, developing technologies that can potentially decarbonise entire industries.

News

Apple to Allow iPhone App Downloads From Websites in Europe

IPhone owners who live in European Union countries will be able to download apps for their smartphones from websites, instead of through the App Store or a competing virtual store of digital products.

Science & Technology

Apple Makes Big App Store Changes in Europe

Apple is forced, in a sense, to weaken the symbolic fortress of the iPhone in Europe against the background of stricter regulatory requirements in this region.

News

Apple Set to Face EU Fine

Apple is facing a fine of about €500 million from the European Union as part of an investigation into the possible application of illegal practices by the technology giant against its music streaming competitors, including Spotify Technology SA.