CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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Fintech
NFC
EU accuses Apple of market abuse in the payment service Apple Pay
CRYPTO ATTACK
Beanstalk: Cryptocurrency project loses $182M after a hacker attack
ANALYSIS
Inflation: Why the ECB is still not raising interest rates
CRYPTO
MoonPay: Why Hollywood stars are rushing to the “PayPal of the crypto world”
STARTUPS
FinTech for kids: Greek startup WOLI raises €700K in a round by Eleven Ventures
METAVERSE
Nexo Ventures: Bulgarian Nexo launches $150M investment fund for metaverse projects
STARTUPS
Romanian startup Smart Fintech launches the first account interrogation service in the country
COMMENT
El Salvador: In search of the Bitcoin Eldorado
STARTUPS & IPOs
Eyes open: N26 is preparing for an IPO by the end of 2022
RUSSIA vs UKRAINE
VISA and Mastercard block Russian financial institutions
RUSSIA vs UKRAINE
British fintech Wise suspends services in Russia
🦄 UNICORNS 🦄
Payhawk is Bulgaria’s first tech unicorn
UNICORNS
Scalapay: The latest Italian Unicorn excites the BNPL market
TAKEOVER
Bitpanda buys British crypto startup Trustology to boost B2B business
GREENWASHING
Despite climate goals, Europe’s 25 largest banks continue to invest billions in oil and gas
DIGITAL EURO
Draft law on the Digital Euro is expected in early 2023
🦄 UNICORN 🦄
GoCardless: UK fintech becomes a unicorn after €274M financing round
FACTS & FUGURES
N26 increased sales to €110M in 2020
INVESTMENTS
Danish unicorn Pleo raises $200M, reaching valuation of $4.7B
CRYPTO