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Regulation
CMA to Watch Google as it Secures Privacy Pledges
February 14, 2022

The long running feud between the United Kingdom’s competition police and Google may have cooled. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Latin America
Deep Dive: How Payments Digitization Can Gain Ground in Mexico
February 14, 2022

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Payment Methods
Bank of America Backs UK FinTech Banked to Deliver Pay by Bank Solution
February 14, 2022

FinTech Banked raised $20 million in a funding round led by Bank of America (BoA) to bring more customers the Pay by Bank solution offered by the London startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Banking
FinTechs Throw API Lifelines to Banks to Meet Commercial Client Needs
February 14, 2022

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Investments
B2B eCommerce Site-Building Firm Hullabalook Nets $8M
February 13, 2022

London-based B2B software company Hullabalook, which works on retailers’ eCommerce site building, has raised £6 million ($8.2 million) in a Series A funding round, the company announced Feb. 8. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Regulation
UK Regulators Warn Banks to Safeguard Again Lending Discrimination if Using AI, ML
February 13, 2022

Banks using artificial intelligence (AI) to approve loan applications have been warned by U.K. financial regulators that they can only deploy that technology if they can show it won’t be discriminatory towards minorities, the Financial Times reported Sunday (Feb. 13). Get the Full Story Complete...

Banking
TD Bank Freezes 2 Bank Accounts Supporting Canadian Protests
February 13, 2022

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has frozen two personal bank accounts that had C$1.4 million deposited to support protesters of the Canadian government’s pandemic measures, a report from Reuters said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Delivery
Takeaway.com Chief Denies Plan to Sell Grubhub
February 13, 2022

Jitse Groen, CEO of Just Eat Takeaway, has said the company’s plan to delist its shares from the Nasdaq doesn’t mean it’s planning to sell Grubhub, Reuters reported Sunday (Feb. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

International
Spanish Banking Group Sabadell Considers Selling Payments Business
February 13, 2022

Banco de Sabadell will be looking into selling its payments business, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 11), citing anonymous sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...