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Fintech & Ecommerce

From Cards to Direct Transfers: The A2A Payment Transformation in Europe and Beyond

The global payment landscape is rapidly changing driven by a seismic shift in popular transaction methods. A closer look at payment statistics reveals that account-to-account (A2A) transfers are ascending in importance. Its growing dominance among other payment types is especially evident in the European market.

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Nordics and Estonia Roll Out Offline Card Payment Backup

Several European countries are rushing to strengthen the resilience of their payment systems against any sabotage, striving to make card payments available to citizens even offline in case of internet outages.

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Norway welcomes First Apple Pay Alternative for iPhones by Vipps

Vipps MobilePay launched a mobile wallet payment solution for iPhone, now available for customers in Norway.

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Norway Joins Eurosystem’s Payment Service

Norway has concluded the deal to add the krone to the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) service.

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Where Are Contactless Payments Heading?

We all remember 2020 when the pandemic threat made contactless the new black. The fewer objects you touch, the less risk of infection. The payments industry was one of the most impacted sectors since cash was listed among the main virus transmitters. However, the world has rebounded from the Covid narratives and most economic sectors […]

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Nordea Is a New Owner of Danske Bank Norway Business

The Nordic region’s biggest bank Nordea is to acquire the Norwegian personal customer and private banking business of Danske Bank

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Danske Bank Now Helps Businesses Track Their Customers’ Financial Health

The new B2B business intelligence service enables Danske Bank business customers to check their customers’ creditworthiness and access the risks of non-payment

Fintech & Ecommerce

Vipps Seeks EU Antitrust Help Against Apple

Norwegian fintech Vipps asked for help from the European Union in an antitrust fight against Apple.