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UK Will Use Border Controls After Brexit For EU Imports

UK Will Use Border Controls After Brexit For EU Imports
UK Will Use Border Controls After Brexit For EU Imports
February 10, 2020  |  Brexit

The U.K. said it is going to start putting import controls on goods coming in from the European Union after the Brexit transition finishes at...

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Money Transfer Startup Azimo Secures €20M In Debt Equity
Money Transfer Startup Azimo Secures €20M In Debt Equity
February 04, 2020  |  Investments

Money transfer FinTech startup Azimo has closed a €20 million debt finance deal from the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to reports on Tuesday (Feb....

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System; FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On Non-Payers
Top News In Payments: Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System; FCA Tells Credit...
February 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Mastercard’s CEO speaks out against a national payments system, the FCA tells credit card companies to be reasonable with customers...

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UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
UK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
February 03, 2020  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is pushing for more leeway to go after U.S. Big Tech firms in the wake of Brexit, the...

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VC Funding Helps UK FinTechs Weather Brexit
VC Funding Helps UK FinTechs Weather Brexit
January 31, 2020  |  Brexit

Today marks a red letter day in Europe, to be sure. Perhaps especially so for FinTechs across the Pond. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Tight UK Scooter Regs Lead To Bird Chief’s Exit
Tight UK Scooter Regs Lead To Bird Chief’s Exit
January 27, 2020  |  Personnel

Bird Rides, Inc., the eScooter startup, lost its U.K. and Ireland boss Richard Corbett, who stepped down from the job after two years at the...

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India’s Sluggish Economy Drags Down Global Growth Forecasts
India’s Sluggish Economy Drags Down Global Growth Forecasts
January 20, 2020  |  Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its forecasts for growth of the global economy, calling it sluggish, and said there isn’t any sign on...

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INTL FCStone Mitigates Brexit Risk With FX Takeover
INTL FCStone Mitigates Brexit Risk With FX Takeover
January 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

INTL FCStone, a risk management and advisory service provider for players in the financial industry, announced a new acquisition to strengthen its small business foreign...

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PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
January 10, 2020  |  News

The first full work week of the new decade brought a gusher of payments and commerce news, and this latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender...

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