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2.0KANTITRUSTCMA Chair Says Regulation On Big Digital Mergers Has Been Lax
Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a competition regulator in the U.K., said his fellow regulators have been...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsUK OKs Bottomline’s Experian Buy
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the acquisition of Experian Payments Gateway (EPG) by B2B payments firm Bottomline Technologies...
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1.5KGoogleGoogle Closes $2.6B Deal For Looker Data Sciences
Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday (Feb. 13) it completed a deal to acquire privately-held data analytics firm Looker Data Sciences for $2.6 billion after...
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1.9KRegulationUK Watchdog Seeks Tighter Grip On US Big Tech
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...
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2.2KRegulationUK Watchdog Accuses StubHub Of Misleading Customers
Ticket reselling company StubHub is being investigated by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which said the site was misleading consumers,...
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2.0KAmazonDeliveroo Investors Speak Out Against Regulator Scrutinizing Amazon Deal
Index Ventures and Accel, two early investors in Deliveroo, are speaking out against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K.,...
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1.8KRegulationTakeaway.com’s Just Eat Buyout Faces Regulatory Setback
After a British competition body said it would probe its purchase of Just Eat, food delivery firm Takeaway.com said the forecasted timetable...
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1.8KInternationalUK Investigation Could Delay Takeaway-Just Eat Deal
In a setback to Takeaway.com’s purchase of Just Eat, Britain’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into the buyout, delaying the multi-billion...
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1.8KRetailUK Fines Fender To The Tune Of $5.9M Over Anti-Competition Charges
Guitar-maker Fender allegedly pressured online retailers to sell its products at inflated prices. The European arm of the company has consequently been...
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3.3KAmazonAmazon Bails Out Cash-Strapped Deliveroo
Amazon is lending a helping hand to Deliveroo amid the food delivery startup’s troubles with the U.K. government. The U.K. is investigating...
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3.1KANTITRUSTGoogle’s Acquisition Of Data Firm Triggers UK Watchdog Probe
The U.K. watchdog Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is questioning Google’s purchase of the analytics firm Looker Data Sciences and is launching...
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2.0KAmazon InvestmentsUK Antitrust Agency Investigating Amazon’s Deliveroo Stake
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s competition regulator, said it has officially launched a probe into Amazon’s investment into restaurant...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsBottomline Takeover Raises New Concerns With UK Competition Regs
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is raising new concerns about Bottomline Technologies’ acquisition of Experian Payments Gateway (EPG), warning in...
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4.6KRegulationPayPal’s iZettle Acquisition Draws Fine From UK Regulator
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the U.K. has levied a fine against PayPal for breaking rules regarding marketing in the...
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2.5KBank RegulationUK Watchdog Orders Barclays To Improve SMB Treatment
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is ordering Barclays to improve its treatment of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) after the...
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2.5KAmazonUK Regulators Press Pause On Amazon’s Deliveroo Investment
The competition regulator in the U.K. has officially stepped into Amazon’s investment in online food delivery group Deliveroo and decided it needs...
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2.1KGoogleUK Regulator Opens Study On Big Tech Search Dominance
Scrutiny of big tech — specifically firms such as Facebook and Google — seems likely to heat up in the United Kingdom....
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7.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsUK Approves PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition
With the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to provide final and unconditional approval of PayPal’s completed acquisition of iZettle,...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsKPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
Despite recommendations from a U.K. authority, KPMG revealed it would not split up its accounting and auditing units. However, starting on June...
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2.7KRegulationUK Pol Tom Watson Asks For Investigation Into Amazon’s Stake In Deliveroo
Tom Watson, an MP and deputy leader of the Labour Party, has said he’s asking the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
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3.7KPartnerships / AcquisitionsUK Gives Green Light To PayPal/iZettle Deal
PayPal’s acquisition of iZettle is getting closer to completion after U.K.’s competition regulator dropped its opposition to the $2.2 billion deal. According...
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3.3KBank RegulationCMA Orders Lloyds To Improve PPI Policy Communication
Lloyds Banking Group has been ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to improve its communications with customers pertaining to payment...
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4.9KEuropeCitizens Advice Files Complaint With British Regulator
Following a complaint from Citizens Advice, Britain’s competition regulator might investigate financial service and telecom companies. The group had contended that consumers...
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4.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsPayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Regulators
As reported by the Financial Times on Friday (Sept. 21), the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority said, in...
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8.2KRegulationFCA Rolls Out Rules To Help Consumers Make Better Financial Services Decisions
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Thursday (Aug. 16) that consumers and small businesses...
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2.5KAlternative FinancesAre UK Overdraft Fees More Costly Than Payday Loans?
Which?, a U.K.-based consumer group, and a cross-party group of 84 MPs are taking on bank overdraft fees, demanding the Financial Conduct...
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3.7KPartnerships / AcquisitionsCMA Set To Investigate Just Eat’s Acquisition Of Hungryhouse
Just Eat Plc’s 200 million-pound ($259 million) acquisition of Hungryhouse has raised concerns it will cause poor service for British restaurants using either...
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3.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsCardtronic’s DirectCash Payments Acquisition Draws Regulator Scrutiny
Cardtronics will face some in-depth questions about its proposed multi-million dollar acquisition of Canada’s DirectCash Payments from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority...
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1.5KInternationalFor UK’s SME Lending, Looking Toward Tech For A Boost
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has issued a report on the state of the banking industry, and some things need to...
