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Amazon Delivers One-Hour Service To London
July 01, 2015

Amazon’s Prime Now service, which offers one-hour delivery from local stores, is now also available in London. Amazon follows Apple’s track by launching Prime Now in London, its first launch outside of the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

UK Agencies Take Out Cybercriminal Gang
June 29, 2015

Investigators from six different European countries, supported by Europol and Eurojust, joined together to bring down a cybercriminal group in Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

UK Cybersecurity Firm Gets $1.6B Value Post IPO Price
June 29, 2015

Sophos, the IT security firm, revealed the pricing of its initial public offering, bringing the total valuation of the company to £1 billion and marking one of the largest flotations by a technology company in the U.K., TechCrunch reported late last week. Get the Full...

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Google, SoftBank Invest $11.5M In Yieldify
June 26, 2015

In a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and SoftBank Capital, London-based software-as-a-service startup Yieldify picked up $11.5 million to fuel the growth of its predictive marketing technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Mobile Apps Drive Big Returns For UK eCommerce Market
June 26, 2015

Criteo, an eCommerce marketing tech vendor, published its latest report on mobile adoption, saying it continues to grow at record speed – and in the U.K. especially. In its 2015 Q1 report, Japan, South Korea and the U.K. – in that order – were the...

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Two European Grocery Chains Form Major US Stake
June 25, 2015

Ahold and Delhaize announced yesterday (June 24) their intention to merge by mid 2016.  “Ahold Delhaize” – which is its new name – will count more than 6,500 stores, 375,000 associates and 50 million customers per week in the U.S. and in Europe. With a combined turnover of...

Omni-Channel Retailers’ Biggest Fear: Fraud
June 25, 2015

As more consumers engage with retailers through multiple channels — with an ever-increasing range of payment methods and devices — retailers are faced with added challenges, including heightened exposure to fraud risk and increased complexity of fraud management. And, according to a recent ACI Worldwide study...

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Uber-PayPal Pair-Up Now Online In 19 Nations
June 25, 2015

PayPal and Uber have been partnered on payments since 2013 — and that partnership is about expand. Uber is available in 300 cities, and soon riders in Canada, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland can use PayPal to pay for their...

UK Apple Pay Contactless Spending Limit Challenge
June 25, 2015

Apple Pay’s expansion into the U.K. will start next month with 250,000 merchant locations accepting the mobile payment option. And while some say that 2015 will be “the year of Apple Pay,” Apple’s recently published FAQ on how things will actually work has dampened the general mood...