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‘What, no handshake?’ Swedish company sued over job interview turned sour
April 5th, 2017
Sweden’s discrimination ombudsman (DO) has sued a company for calling off a woman’s job interview over a handshaking disagreement, the local media reported. According to the report, the woman was called to a job interview in Uppsala with a ...
These are the popular online payment methods in Europe
April 3rd, 2017
Every country in Europe is different. So, it’s no surprise consumers of these countries have different online payment methods they prefer to use. In 2017, DPDgroup released its Barometer E-shopper report which shows the most popular online payment methods ...
Cryptocurrency exchange platform raised millions to grow its platform
March 31st, 2017
ShapeShift, a cryptocurrency exchange platform that converts between blockchain-based tokens, has raised $10.4 million in a series A round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Lakestar, FundersClub, Blockchain Capital, Pantera Capital, and Access Venture Partners. Founded out ...
How powerful is your passport?
March 23rd, 2017
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. For more than a decade, Henley & Partners has analyzed global visa regulations to present an index ...
UBS to face trial in France over tax fraud charges
March 21st, 2017
Swiss banking giant UBS will go on trial in France for establishing a wide-ranging tax fraud scheme worth billions of euros, according to legal sources. UBS will be charged with illegal banking practices and dissimulating tax fraud, the sources ...
Dutch online discount broker buys FinTech Firm in a €12.5 million deal
March 20th, 2017
BinckBank acquires FinTech firm Pritle BinckBank responds to increasing customer demand with robo-advisory acquisition,accelerating execution of growth strategy. With the acquisition of the business activities of Pritle, BinckBank expands its digital wealth management offering and provides an impulse toward ...
The FinTech in Mena region
March 17th, 2017
Fintech (financial technology) is gaining traction globally and has already arrived in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). Financial technology describes tech-enabled products and services that improve traditional financial services. They are faster, cheaper, more convenient or more ...
This shows how unequal is the income among population in European countries
March 16th, 2017
The top 20 % of the population in European countries, those with the highest equivalised disposable income, received 5.2 times as much income as the bottom 20 %. Data extracted in February 2017. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, ...
The biggest fashion group in the world announced net sales rose 12% to €23.3bn in FY16
March 15th, 2017
Same-store sales growth was 10%. The Group generated over 9,596 new jobs, one in four of which were in Spain. At year-end, its headcount stood at 162,450. In April, 84,000 Inditex employees will receive their second payment under the ...
This is the biggest risk for Europe as Credit Suisse said
March 13th, 2017
France’s Marine Le Pen is the biggest risk to European stability, Credit Suisse said in a guide launched Thursday to help investors navigate the upcoming “defining” months facing the continent. Analysing possible outcomes in the Dutch, French and German ...