U.K.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-­western coast of the European mainland.

Beauty Buyers’ Club Beauty Pie Lands $100M
Beauty Buyers’ Club Beauty Pie Lands $100M
September 08, 2021  |  Investments

The beauty buyers’ club Beauty Pie has closed a $100 million funding round and said it is planning to expand its reach beyond its direct-to-consumers...

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UK Targets Global Partnerships For Data Sharing
UK Targets Global Partnerships For Data Sharing
August 26, 2021  |  Data

The U.K. government on Thursday (Aug. 26) said that the U.S., Australia, Korea, Singapore, the Dubai International Finance Centre and Colombia are initial partnership targets...

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UK’s $14B Class Action Suit Against Mastercard Moving Forward
UK’s $14B Class Action Suit Against Mastercard Moving Forward
August 19, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is at the center of a class action lawsuit topping £10 billion ($14 billion), the largest of its kind in the U.K., Reuters and...

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Optimism Surrounding UK FinTech Sector Opportunities Masks Risk Of Overinvestment
Optimism Surrounding UK FinTech Sector Opportunities Masks Risk Of Overinvestment
August 16, 2021  |  Investments

Markets are experiencing something similar to what happened in the late 1990s, when the fear of missing out caused investors to pump money into startups,...

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UK’s EPA Chief Says Proposed ‘Consumer Duty’ Mandate Will Backfire, Stifle Innovation
UK’s EPA Chief Says Proposed ‘Consumer Duty’ Mandate Will Backfire, Stifle Innovation
August 13, 2021  |  International

“Notoriously difficult and hard to implement.” That’s the initial feedback from the head of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA), Tony Craddock, on a new set...

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GSK Sorts Invoice Issues, Returns To Prompt Payment Code
GSK Sorts Invoice Issues, Returns To Prompt Payment Code
August 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been reinstated on the government-backed prompt payment code list after it failed to pay back invoices years ago. Get the Full Story...

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UK Report: Business Closures In Q2 Second Highest Since 2017 With Small Businesses Taking A Hit
UK Report: Business Closures In Q2 Second Highest Since 2017 With Small Businesses Taking A...
August 09, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The number of businesses in the U.K. that closed in Q2 was the highest since 2017 as the number hit 105,455, according to a report...

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A Huge Post-COVID Loyalty Opportunity Exists — But UK SMBs Have To Pursue It
A Huge Post-COVID Loyalty Opportunity Exists — But UK SMBs Have To Pursue It
July 28, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

All over the world, consumers are warming up to the idea of shopping locally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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UK Home To A Dozen Tech ‘Decacorns’ Worth $10B Or More
UK Home To A Dozen Tech ‘Decacorns’ Worth $10B Or More
July 22, 2021  |  Investments

The U.K. is in the midst of a tech boom, with the number of companies in the technology sector worth at least $10 billion more...

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