Digital

Investment group PPF buys Czech telco Nej.cz in billion-dollar deal

Czechia’s largest investment group PPF has acquired internet and television content provider Nej.cz from billionaire Karel Prazak’s Kaprain group. PPF…

1 year ago

Mixed prospects in region for pay-TV industry, new research finds

The number of pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8mn from its peak of 81mn in 2018,…

1 year ago

EC approves huge stimulus package for West Balkan renewable energy, competitiveness, digital

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday endorsed a package of 24 guarantee programmes worth EUR 2.4bn to support investments in…

1 year ago

Estonia top for digital banking usage in 2022, while Romania lags – Eurostat report

More people in Estonia use online banking services than anywhere else in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to a…

1 year ago

Hungary secures EUR 1.6bn Vodafone purchase

Hungary has finalised a deal to acquire Vodafone Europe’s Hungarian unit for HUF 660bn (EUR 1.6bn) in the largest state…

1 year ago

Czech EU presidency hailed as ‘big success’

Czechia received near universal acclaim as it completed its stewardship of the presidency of the Council of the EU, which…

1 year ago

VC financing of Lithuanian fintech quadruples – FT special report

Venture capital (VC) financiers invested EUR 71mn in Lithuanian fintechs in 2021, up from EUR 18mn in 2020, according to The…

1 year ago

Backgrounder on the CE Digital Payments Summit 2022 conference

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cybersecurity, data-driven finance and the digital euro – on what principles will the future digital payment…

1 year ago

Venture capital investment in CEE doubled in two years – report

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is one of the fastest growing regions in Europe by enterprise value and has grown…

1 year ago

Eurowag to expand CEE network with Inelo buyout

Czech-founded WAG Payment Solutions PLC announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to fully acquire Grupa Inelo SA, a leading…

2 years ago