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Visa: 78% of Purchases at Paris Olympics Involved Contactless Payments
Visa: 78% of Purchases at Paris Olympics Involved Contactless Payments
August 06, 2024  |  Payment Methods

About three-quarters of the international purchases made in Paris during the first weekend of the Olympic Games were made with contactless payments. Seventy-eight percent of...

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France Vies to Host EU’s New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
France Vies to Host EU’s New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
November 17, 2023  |  AML

France is vying to host the European Union’s anti-money laundering (AML) agency, with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire presenting Paris as an ideal location...

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Device-as-a-Service Startup Fleet Expands into Germany
Device-as-a-Service Startup Fleet Expands into Germany
September 14, 2023  |  emea

French Device-as-a-Service startup Fleet has expanded into Germany, aiming to optimize the lifecycle of workplace equipment for companies and startups there. Already operating in France and...

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France to Close Tax Loophole for Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals
France to Close Tax Loophole for Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals
June 09, 2023  |  Travel Payments

France is taking steps to close a tax loophole and end the more favorable tax treatment short-term furnished rentals such as AirBnB receive compared to...

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Pricemoov Raises $10 Million for Price Management Tool
Pricemoov Raises $10 Million for Price Management Tool
April 12, 2023  |  Investments

French cloud company Pricemoov has raised $10 million to expand its price management tool. The Series A funding round, announced in a Wednesday (April 12)...

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Paris to Ban eScooter Rentals After Being Pioneer in Micromobility
Paris to Ban eScooter Rentals After Being Pioneer in Micromobility
April 03, 2023  |  Transportation

Paris will ban electric scooter rental services effective Sept. 1. The move follows a Sunday (April 2) referendum in which 89% of those who voted...

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Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
November 30, 2022  |  Transportation

Paris micromobility firms have introduced new rules for electric scooters. Following threats from city officials to not renew operating licenses next year due a lack...

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Russia’s Yandex Expands eGrocery To Paris And London
Russia’s Yandex Expands eGrocery To Paris And London
April 18, 2021  |  Delivery

Yandex, the Russian internet giant, will roll out its online grocery delivery in Paris in the second quarter of the year and London in the...

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Escalating COVID Cases Prompt Paris Lockdown
Escalating COVID Cases Prompt Paris Lockdown
March 19, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Escalating COVID-19 cases coupled with limited vaccine rollout — due to France and much of Europe pulling AstraZeneca shots — has prompted the country to...

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