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The topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is now totally mainstream!

Over the past generations of mobile communication standardization, we have experienced the involvement in standards goes hand in hand with business growth. While 5G is being rolled out, many are already working on 6G, typically in definition and standardization phases. Who will standardize 6G will undoubtedly rule the world! If we look back to past generations of mobile communications, the role of the first mover in standardization is paramount: First mobile phones were not s

The European payment processing landscape is undergoing a series of acquisitions that are deeply changing its structure, while new European payment standards are looming. Now, both Nexi-SIA-Nets and Worldline-Ingenico claim to be the #1 payment processor in Europe! Nexi just announced the acquisition of Nets, in an all-share EUR 7.8 billion deal. Nets is a major payment processor operating essentially in Northern Europe and also in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and th