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CAB payments rejects sweetened takeover bid from helios consortium
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Investment firm Helios Consortium has raised its take-private offer for CAB Payments, valuing the company at $292 million, it said on Monday. The consortium is offering $1.15 per...
Digital euro to provide retail payments backbone Europe needs, ECB's cipollone says
Date: January 29, 2026
MILAN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The euro zone needs to be self-sufficient in handling payments and the digital euro will provide the necessary infrastructure for retail transactions, European Central Bank...
Ukraine working with SpaceX to stop Russia from using starlink to guide drones
Date: January 29, 2026
By Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is working with U.S. satellite firm SpaceX to resolve the issue of Russian drones using the Starlink satellite internet system, the defence minister said...
EU needs digital euro to become independent from US, says EU's dombrovskis
Date: January 28, 2026
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to quickly create a digital euro to cut the bloc's dependence on dominant U.S. payment companies, Economic Commissioner Valdis...
Spotify says it made record payout of more than $11 billion to music industry in 2025
Date: January 28, 2026
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Spotify said on Wednesday it had paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry last year, adding that it was the largest annual payment to music from a retailer in history....
Ryanair expects to offer free Wi-Fi in 3-5 years as technology improves
Date: January 28, 2026
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Ryanair expects to offer free Wi-Fi across its fleet within three-to-five years as the technology improves, CEO Michael O'Leary told...