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Getnet and UnionPay International Expand UnionPay Card Acceptance Across Spain and Portugal, Targeting Retail, Online, and Public Transport
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Getnet and UnionPay International Expand UnionPay Card Acceptance Across Spain and Portugal, Targeting Retail, Online, and Public Transport

Getnet and UnionPay have joined forces to expand UnionPay card acceptance across Spain and Portugal, making payments smoother for both retailers and international visitors.

PayPal & KKR Renew Strategic Deal Paving The Way For Expanded BNPL Growth Across Europe
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PayPal & KKR Renew Strategic Deal Paving The Way For Expanded BNPL Growth Across Europe

Under the agreement, PayPal will continue to manage all the customer-facing activities (underwriting of loans, servicing, customer relations) while KKR takes on the bulk of the receivables purchase.

Bueno Launches Visa Card for Foreign Homeowners in Spain
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bueno Launches Visa Card for Foreign Homeowners in Spain

The new Bueno Visa card is designed to make managing expenses and payments in Spain easier for international property owners — a segment that often faces challenges with traditional banking options and cross-border transactions.

Spain’s Kabilio Secures €4 Million to Transform Accounting with AI and a New Digital Agent “Kabi”
Science & Technology

Spain’s Kabilio Secures €4 Million to Transform Accounting with AI and a New Digital Agent “Kabi”

A new wave of intelligent automation is coming to Spanish accounting desks led by Kabilio, the Barcelona-based startup that’s blending AI precision with practical workflow tools.

BBVA Enables Instant Cross-Border Transfers From Outside the Eurozone
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BBVA Enables Instant Cross-Border Transfers From Outside the Eurozone

In an effort to bridge the gap between instant payment expectations and slow processing caused by inefficient cross-border payment rails, BBVA introduces instant payments for cross-border transfers coming from outside the eurozone.

Google Wallet Now Enables Supervised Payments for Kids
Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Wallet Now Enables Supervised Payments for Kids

As more and more kids get payment cards, Google Wallet updates its functionality to enable in-store cashless payments for those youngest generation representatives who received parental consent.

Imperia Raises Funds to Expand Supply Chain Management Software
Fintech & Ecommerce

Imperia Raises Funds to Expand Supply Chain Management Software

The Spanish company Imperia has raised more than 10 million euros (about $10.5 million) as part of a Series A financing round to fuel the international expansion of its supply chain management software.

Spain to Grant $155 Million to Help Companies Develop AI
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Spain to Grant $155 Million to Help Companies Develop AI

The Spanish government intends to support the development of artificial intelligence, which is another example of the importance of AI as an advanced technology of modernity.

Revolut 2025 Vision Features AI Assistant, Mortgages, Branded ATMs, and More
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Revolut 2025 Vision Features AI Assistant, Mortgages, Branded ATMs, and More

Revolut unveiled its 2025 product roadmap which includes a smart in-app AI companion, digital mortgages, branded ATMs and a suite of business-oriented products.

Kfund Raises $75 Million
Science & Technology

Kfund Raises $75 Million

The Spanish venture capital company Kfund reported that it managed to raise $75 million in investment funds.

FreedomPay Expands to Spain After Redsys Certification
Fintech & Ecommerce

FreedomPay Expands to Spain After Redsys Certification

FreedomPay has reached an important milestone of getting integrated certification from Redsys, a Spanish payments processing provider, which enables the company to offer its commerce platform to Spanish merchants.

Spain’s Central Bank Chooses Partners for CBDC Project
Blockchain & Crypto

Spain’s Central Bank Chooses Partners for CBDC Project

Cecabank, Abanca and Adhara Blockchain will experiment with central bank digital currency (CBDC), testing different use cases within the pilot of the wholesale CBDC by Spain’s central bank (Banco de España).

Registered Crypto Firms Surge 56% in Spain
Blockchain & Crypto

Registered Crypto Firms Surge 56% in Spain

Several international platforms, such as Revolut, Bitpanda, Crypto.com and Vivid, have joined the list of registered crypto providers in Spain in 2023.

EVO Banco Uses AI and Google Maps to Visualize Purchases and Check Their Sustainability
Fintech & Ecommerce

EVO Banco Uses AI and Google Maps to Visualize Purchases and Check Their Sustainability

Spanish EVO Banco has launched a new AI-enabled geolocation service to track digital purchases, automatically categorize them and view the sustainability footprint of all merchants involved.

Huawei Challenges 5G State Aid Rules in Spain
Science & Technology

Huawei Challenges 5G State Aid Rules in Spain

Huawei Technologies has published the rules of the Spanish government, the complexity of compliance with which may become a barrier for this Chinese equipment manufacturer to become a competitive applicant for state aid.

Spain Analizes Saudi Telecom’s Plan to Become Telefonica SA’s Largest Shareholder
Finance & Economics

Spain Analizes Saudi Telecom’s Plan to Become Telefonica SA’s Largest Shareholder

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the government of this country is currently studying the prospects for the implementation of the intention of Saudi Telecom to become the largest shareholder of Telefonica SA.