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UK Regulator Opens Study On Big Tech Search Dominance
UK Regulator Opens Study On Big Tech Search Dominance
July 05, 2019  |  Google

Scrutiny of big tech — specifically firms such as Facebook and Google — seems likely to heat up in the United Kingdom. News came this...

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UK Approves PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition
UK Approves PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition
June 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

With the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to provide final and unconditional approval of PayPal’s completed acquisition of iZettle, the digital payments...

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KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
KPMG Won’t Split Accounting, Auditing Units
May 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Despite recommendations from a U.K. authority, KPMG revealed it would not split up its accounting and auditing units. However, starting on June 1, the company...

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UK Pol Tom Watson Asks For Investigation Into Amazon’s Stake In Deliveroo
UK Pol Tom Watson Asks For Investigation Into Amazon’s Stake In Deliveroo
May 17, 2019  |  Regulation

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) to investigate Amazon’s...

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UK Gives Green Light To PayPal/iZettle Deal
UK Gives Green Light To PayPal/iZettle Deal
April 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

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 to a report...

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CMA Orders Lloyds To Improve PPI Policy Communication
CMA Orders Lloyds To Improve PPI Policy Communication
October 04, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Lloyds Banking Group has been ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to improve its communications with customers pertaining to payment protection insurance (PPI)...

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Citizens Advice Files Complaint With British Regulator
Citizens Advice Files Complaint With British Regulator
September 28, 2018  |  Europe

Following a complaint from Citizens Advice, Britain’s competition regulator might investigate financial service and telecom companies. The group had contended that consumers were being “ripped...

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PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Regulators
PayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Regulators
September 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As reported by the Financial Times on Friday (Sept. 21), the United Kingdom’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority said, in what is known...

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FCA Rolls Out Rules To Help Consumers Make Better Financial Services Decisions
FCA Rolls Out Rules To Help Consumers Make Better Financial Services Decisions
August 16, 2018  |  Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Thursday (Aug. 16) that consumers and small businesses will have better...

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