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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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Spanish Competition Regulator Probes Apple App Store
Spanish Competition Regulator Probes Apple App Store
July 24, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Spain’s antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The probe, announced Wednesday (July 24) by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), is the latest in a...

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TikTok Reportedly Bringing In-App Shopping to Spain and Ireland
TikTok Reportedly Bringing In-App Shopping to Spain and Ireland
July 23, 2024  |  eCommerce

TikTok is reportedly planning to roll out in-app shopping for users in Spain and Ireland. The launch could come as soon as October, Bloomberg News...

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Spain Emerges as Pivotal Player Within EU’s Digital Strategy
Spain Emerges as Pivotal Player Within EU’s Digital Strategy
July 11, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Their hometown heroes have reached the Champions League football final, and Spain is near the top of the table in PYMNTS Intelligence’s How The World...

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Spain to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Stop Collecting User Data
Spain to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Stop Collecting User Data
March 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Spain has ordered Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to cease collecting its citizens’ data. The order Wednesday (March 6) from the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) also blocks...

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Spain to Invest $22 Billion in High-Tech Sectors
Spain to Invest $22 Billion in High-Tech Sectors
February 26, 2024  |  Investments

In an effort to boost Spain’s semiconductor and audiovisual industries, the country is set to launch a new state-owned technology investment company with a capital...

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Bakkt Expands Crypto Trading Capabilities to 5 More Countries
Bakkt Expands Crypto Trading Capabilities to 5 More Countries
January 24, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Bakkt has expanded its crypto trading capabilities to Brazil, Guatemala, Spain, Hong Kong and Singapore. This expansion broadens Bakkt’s footprint in Latin America and marks its...

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Cybersecurity Firm WISeKey Launches Logistics Program in Spain
Cybersecurity Firm WISeKey Launches Logistics Program in Spain
December 21, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Cybersecurity firm WISeKey has integrated Spain’s Port of Algeciras into its WISeSmartContainers Consortium. “WISeSmartContainers represents a revolutionary technological platform in the transport and logistics industry,...

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EC Investigates ‘No-Poach’ Agreements at Food Delivery Companies
EC Investigates ‘No-Poach’ Agreements at Food Delivery Companies
November 21, 2023  |  Delivery

The European Commission said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that it has carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies involved in the online ordering and...

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