Biedronka rolls out ‘pay with a card and withdraw’ service in Poland
The cash withdrawal service is being launched in 2,000 Biedronka outlets throughout the country in partnership with Mastercard.
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Category: Europe
European Central Bank launches T2 wholesale payment system
The new RTGS system replaces TARGET2, which had been processing payments worth on average €2.2 trillion per day, the ECB said.
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Digiseq, Curve to bring passive wearable payments to Europe
Digiseq’s technology can turn passive wearables such a ring, bracelet, or even an item of clothing into a payment device.
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Mastercard gets go-ahead to offer digital ID services in the UK
Mastercard’s ID app was created to give consumers more choice in how they prove their identity for things such as making a purchase.
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Viva Wallet expands digital payment options in Portugal
The Viva Wallet POS app can now be used by merchants to accept MB Way and MB Ref payments, both online and in physical stores.
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Just Eat and Iceland team up for rapid grocery delivery
The partnership will initially launch with more than 200 Iceland sites in locations including London, Manchester, Belfast and Leeds
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Carrefour to open virtual store on Rakuten marketplace
The National Retail Federation reported recently that revenue growth from Carrefour’s European operations was largely from online retail and greater volume from small express stores.
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Adyen upgrades authentication technology to combat high regulations
The latest innovations have been added with ongoing pilots realising a conversion uplift of up to 7%, Adyen said.
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Hokodo joins with France’s BNP Paribas on Buy Now, Pay Later for large business
The deal with BNP Paribas is part of its European expansion plans which recently saw the firm secure over Є37.8 million in a Series B funding
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PayPal tops chart for cross-border payments among European shoppers
In addition, clothing, apparel and footwear were found to be the most purchased categories among more than one-third of online shoppers.
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Spotler Group acquires e-commerce personalisation firm Sooqr
Dutch-based Sooqr helps online retailers offer the right product at a given time through personalised search and product recommendations.
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Worldline launches virtual shopping mall
The new mall is designed to help merchants, banks and service providers get started in the Metaverse.
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Lloyds invests £10 million in Yoti’s digital identity app
The investment will support the launch of a new “reusable identity proposition” later this year
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UBS partners with Tenity to boost Swiss start-ups
The deal gives UBS access to Tenity’s wider ecosystem including cross-industry platforms and its start-up programmes, both locally and globally
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Sensei launches Europe’s largest fully autonomous store
The facility includes gateless entry and exit, and an automatic card payment terminal where purchases are displayed in real-time at the end of the shop.
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Monkee partners with Visa, Qenta to launch Smart Money Card
The Smart Money Card is a Visa debit card that can be used to pay at retailers worldwide whether online or contactless at the checkout.
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Mercedes-Benz rolls out in-car payments in Germany
Payment from the car by fingerprint will be extended to other services such as fuelling as well as to other European markets later this year
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Worldline and Printec partner on payment services across Central and Eastern Europe
The strategic partnership agreement allows Printec and Worldline to expand the range of payment services in 16 countries across Central and Eastern Europe.
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Open Banking: UK, Germany and Sweden lead rise, report says.
Growth trajectory has differed across countries in Europe with countries such as Latvia and Iceland lagging in open banking maturity
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Metro brings digital marketplace for non-food to the Netherlands
The platform is designed as a one-stop-shop for restaurateurs whilst allowing gastronomy-focused retailers to manage their own products
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- European Central Bank launches T2 wholesale payment system
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- Mastercard gets go-ahead to offer digital ID services in the UK
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