Brussels, 29/08/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 29 August, the European Commission announced that it had approved the acquisition of joint control ([in a] joint venture)—through the purchase of shares—of Universo IME S.A. (Portugal) by the group Sonae SGPS S.A. (Portugal) and Bankinter Consumer Finance E.F.C. S.A. (Spain), or BKCF, which is active in retail banking. Universo notably offers payment services to consumers and credit intermediation for consumer loans granted by...