Due diligence on cryptocurrencies a must before they are widely adopted: EU Finance Ministers

Finance ministers from the European Union have agreed that private digital currencies including Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until potential risks surrounding them are clearly addressed. The move confirms the tough stance claimed by the EU on stablecurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra, which incidentally has attracted criticism from global regulators…

Hellman & Friedman is the front runner for acquiring Scandinavia’s largest payments processor Nets

With the growing global trend of a cashless economy, the payments processing business has seen a a flurry of M&A. The Financial Times has reported citing sources close to the discussion that Hellman & Friedman, a U.S. private equity firm, is the front runner in the race to acquire Nets, Scandinavia’s largest payments processor. The…