Investments in property in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) for H1 2021 were down by a whopping 22% compared to the same period a year earlier, which may come as no surprise, given the immense economic repercussions of the COVID-19 international health crisis on most sectors. Indeed, real estate development, investment and lending to the sector have taken a beating […]

The city of Bucharest, with above 390,000 Revolut customers (26% of Revolut’s more than 1.4 million Romanian customers) is now in the second position of the top 10 cities with the most Revolut clients in the world, according to data from November 2021. The ranking is led by London and Bucharest is followed by Dublin, Paris, Warsaw, Budapest, Madrid, Vilnius, […]

Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, launched the ‘Unlocking trust: why global compliance is on the business agenda’ study. Based on a survey of 892 senior accounting and tax compliance professionals working in multinational companies from 25 countries, the study highlights the opportunities and risks associated with compliance now and in the future. Opportunity to create value Compliance […]

Telekom Romania Mobile Communications enters the winter competition in the telecommunications market with a new position and promise based on what customers want. Telekom Mobile’s new approach is based on customer-centric thinking – and nothing else – starting from the basic needs and their highest expectations and dissatisfactions when it comes to mobile services: • Honesty, transparency, simplicity and the […]

Groupama, one of the market leaders in the Romanian insurance market, is expanding how it interacts with clients by launching a virtual assistant that is always available on the company’s website. Amelie is based on DRUID’s conversational technology and responds instantly to inquiries from Groupama customers and guests at any time of day. The Amelie virtual assistant can provide relevant […]

Vodafone Romania announces the key performance indicators for the quarter ended September 30th, 2021, as reported today by Vodafone Group Plc. The service revenue is at EURO 196.6 million and continues to be stable on quarterly evolution. Compared with the same period of 2020, the service revenues registered an increase by 0.9%. Vodafone Romania customer base reached 11.4 million at […]

For this year Black Friday, Vodafone Romania announces “5 € Shop” offering smartphones, gadgets, accessories and mobile and fixed services at super discounts and super offer packs available for installments of only 5 euro/ month. For the first time at Vodafone, customers will be able to buy appliances and gadgets, such as robot vacuum cleaners or air purifiers, in installments, […]

Telekom clients looking for hot deals should hold the line until Friday, November 19th, 2021. That is when Telekom Romania Mobile Communications starts its Black Friday offer of handsets at point-breaking prices and with an offer totally different from anything you have seen so far. Dream high-end smartphones will be available at unbeatable prices during the Black Friday event which […]

EcoTree, the cloud platform solution that makes recycling easy as everything is transparent and clear provided by EcoTree is the winner of local BASF Innovation Hub contest aimed at innovators and start-ups that either directly or indirectly contribute to the pillars of Green Agenda – clean energy, sustainable agriculture and circular economy. The winner was elected in a live event […]

As a result of a new global technology partnership between Daimler Mobility and Visa, Daimler will offer “native” in-car payments. This means that entering passwords or relying on mobile devices for payment authentication may soon be a thing of the past as the vehicle itself becomes a biometrically enabled payments device, thanks to Visa’s Delegated Authentication technology. From spring 2022 […]

A new report from Juniper Research has found deployment of blockchain for cross-border settlement will drive increasingly significant cost savings for banks; rising from $301 million in 2021 to $10 billion in 2030. Blockchain implementation in cross-border settlement will enable stakeholders to leverage improved payment transparency and traceability; a critical advantage in an omnichannel payments market. The new report, Blockchain […]

DRUID, a conversational AI market leader, has been included by IDC, a top global provider of market intelligence, in the most recent edition of the ‘IDC Innovators: Conversational Artificial Intelligence, 2021’ report. This report showcases five companies offering conversational AI solutions designed to help companies develop and implement AI virtual assistant business applications. Such solutions answer organizations’ growing need to […]