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EMEA Daily: Fly Now Pay Later Snags $75M for Global Expansion, UK Financial Regulator to Review Data Markets as Competition Concerns Loom
EMEA Daily: Fly Now Pay Later Snags $75M for Global Expansion, UK Financial Regulator to...
January 11, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Fly Now Pay Later snags $75 million for global expansion and the U.K.’s financial regulator plans...

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UK Competition Regulator to Review Brookfield’s Purchase of Scotia Gas 
UK Competition Regulator to Review Brookfield’s Purchase of Scotia Gas 
January 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog announced Tuesday (Jan. 11) that it will investigate the proposed merger between Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Scotia Gas Networks...

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UK Regulator Probes NEC Software Solutions Merger With Capita
UK Regulator Probes NEC Software Solutions Merger With Capita
January 06, 2022  |  International

The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into NEC Software Solutions’ acquisition of Capita Secure Solutions and Services. The Competition and Markets Authority...

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UK Regulator Advocates Change to Google, Apple’s ‘Vice-Like Grip’ on Mobile App Ecosystems
UK Regulator Advocates Change to Google, Apple’s ‘Vice-Like Grip’ on Mobile App Ecosystems
December 14, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an interim report on Tuesday (Dec. 14), that found Google and Apple “exercise a vice-like grip over...

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UK’s CMA Demands That Meta Sell Giphy
UK’s CMA Demands That Meta Sell Giphy
November 30, 2021  |  Meta

Citing potential harm to social media users and U.K. advertisers, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to require Meta (formerly Facebook)...

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EMEA Daily: German Delivery Hero Buys Minority Stake In Gorillas Delivery Startup; UK P2P Lender Zopa Nets $303M
EMEA Daily: German Delivery Hero Buys Minority Stake In Gorillas Delivery Startup; UK P2P Lender...
October 19, 2021  |  International

In today’s top EMEA news, Berlin-based Delivery Hero acquires minority stake in Gorillas delivery startup, UK P2P Lender Zopa raises $303 million. Plus, digital bank...

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Facebook Blasts Britain’s Concerns About Its Giphy Acquisition
Facebook Blasts Britain’s Concerns About Its Giphy Acquisition
September 08, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook made an argument against selling Giphy in response to Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after the British regulator flagged access and competition concerns...

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Facebook/Giphy Merger Worries UK Competition Watchdog
Facebook/Giphy Merger Worries UK Competition Watchdog
August 12, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The U.K.’s Competition Market Authority (CMA) has raised some concerns about Facebook’s merger with the GIF provider Giphy that could derail the deal. The CMA...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: FTC, State Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Dismissed By US Court; Antitrust Regulations Progress In Congress
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: FTC, State Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Dismissed By US Court; Antitrust...
June 28, 2021  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny. FTC, State Antitrust Suits Against Facebook Dismissed By US Court...

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