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Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths

Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths
Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths
June 30, 2026  |  Apple

British regulators want Apple and Google to let developers steer users to payment methods beyond the company’s app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

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UK Watchdog Probes Data-Sharing Among Hotel Giants
UK Watchdog Probes Data-Sharing Among Hotel Giants
March 02, 2026  |  Data & Research

England’s competition watchdog is investigating three international hotel chains for their data-sharing practices. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Monday (March 2) that it was looking into the...

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Google May Offer Publishers More Options to Control AI’s Use of Content
Google May Offer Publishers More Options to Control AI’s Use of Content
January 28, 2026  |  Google

Google faces potential new regulations covering its search services in the United Kingdom and, in separate news, reportedly agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in the...

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UK’s CMA Clears Global Payments’ Planned Acquisition of Worldpay
UK’s CMA Clears Global Payments’ Planned Acquisition of Worldpay
October 20, 2025  |  Partnerships

Global Payments’ planned acquisition of Worldpay was OK’d Monday (Oct. 20) by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority. “The CMA has cleared the anticipated...

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Google Could Face New Search Oversight From UK Watchdog
Google Could Face New Search Oversight From UK Watchdog
June 24, 2025  |  Google

Google could face new restrictions on its search business in the U.K. The potential changes comes as the country’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets...

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UK’s CMA Gives Provisional Approval to Amex GBT Acquisition of CWT
UK’s CMA Gives Provisional Approval to Amex GBT Acquisition of CWT
February 18, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

American Express Global Business Travel, which is operated by Global Business Travel Group (GBT), said Tuesday (Feb. 18) that updated provisional conclusions announced by the...

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UK Ousts Antitrust Head and Replaces Him With Ex-Amazon Exec
UK Ousts Antitrust Head and Replaces Him With Ex-Amazon Exec
January 22, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

The U.K. has reportedly replaced its competition watchdog for failing to prioritize the government’s growth agenda. According to a report Wednesday (Jan. 22) by Reuters, the government...

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Google’s Search Business Faces UK Antitrust Investigation
Google’s Search Business Faces UK Antitrust Investigation
January 14, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

Google is the first tech company investigated under the United Kingdom’s new competition law. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began its first strategic market...

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