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Bank of England Seeks Ability to Lend to Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Bank of England Seeks Ability to Lend to Non-Bank Financial Institutions
November 29, 2024  |  Economy

The Bank of England aims to develop the ability to lend to non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). It is doing so to address potential liquidity challenges in...

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Adyen and Doctolib Partner on Embedded Financial Products in Healthcare
Adyen and Doctolib Partner on Embedded Financial Products in Healthcare
November 27, 2024  |  Healthcare

Adyen and Doctolib have teamed up to offer embedded financial products to medical professionals in Europe. With this partnership, Doctolib’s digital healthcare services will expand...

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Mollie and PayPal Partner on Payment Solutions for Marketplace Platforms
Mollie and PayPal Partner on Payment Solutions for Marketplace Platforms
November 26, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mollie and PayPal have teamed up to deliver payment solutions for marketplace platforms in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. With their new strategic...

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Mistral Reportedly Eyes US Expansion to Take on AI Giants
Mistral Reportedly Eyes US Expansion to Take on AI Giants
November 26, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Mistral is reportedly boosting its U.S. expansion to compete with Silicon Valley tech giants. The $6 billion French artificial intelligence (AI) startup — the most valuable...

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Lenovo Adds Klarna’s Flexible Payment Methods in 15 European Countries
Lenovo Adds Klarna’s Flexible Payment Methods in 15 European Countries
November 22, 2024  |  BNPL

Global technology firm Lenovo now enables shoppers in 15 European countries to use Klarna’s flexible payment methods for purchases on Lenovo.com. This offering includes Klarna’s interest-free buy now,...

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Amazon Marketplace Could Reportedly Face EU Antitrust Case in 2025
Amazon Marketplace Could Reportedly Face EU Antitrust Case in 2025
November 21, 2024  |  Amazon

European regulators are reportedly set to investigate whether Amazon’s marketplace favors its branded products. The European Union (EU) investigation is “likely” to come next year,...

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European AI Search Engines Plan New Index With Merchant Rankings
European AI Search Engines Plan New Index With Merchant Rankings
November 19, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Ecosia and Qwant have unveiled plans to create their own artificial intelligence (AI)-powered European search index, which could reshape online commerce by offering merchants an...

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Google-Anthropic Partnership Gets UK Antitrust Regulator Approval
Google-Anthropic Partnership Gets UK Antitrust Regulator Approval
November 19, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Google’s partnership with Anthropic. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Tuesday (Nov. 19) that it had determined that...

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Spanish Banking Community Joins Instant Cross-Border Payments Plan
Spanish Banking Community Joins Instant Cross-Border Payments Plan
November 18, 2024  |  Banking

Spain has become Europe’s first banking market fully connected to the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out instant payments plan. The country’s banking industry achieved that milestone earlier...

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