Greece's fledgling tech scene starts to take off


An employee walks past the Viva Wallet logo at the headquarters of the company in Athens Greece February 8 2022. REUTERSCostas Baltas

An employee walks past the Viva Wallet logo at the headquarters of the company in Athens, Greece February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

ATHENS (Reuters) - After years in which Greece was almost as well known for its financial woes as it was for its beaches, recent deals have highlighted a small but thriving startup scene that has grown up since the crisis.

JP Morgan's acquisition of a minority stake in fintech Viva Wallet last month valued the payments company at over $2 billion, giving Greece its first tech "unicorn" after a steady buildup of the sector over the past seven years.

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