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.

UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns

UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns
UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns
March 21, 2021  |  International

Tourism companies that serve British travelers seeking holidays abroad are bracing for another summer of gloomy business following a government science adviser’s warning Saturday (March...

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Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
March 21, 2021  |  Global Payments

Visa is preparing to increase the fees it charges on behalf of banks on transactions between the United Kingdom and European Union countries beginning in...

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UK Competition Watchdog Begins Facebook Probe Over Data Usage
UK Competition Watchdog Begins Facebook Probe Over Data Usage
March 19, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Britain’s antitrust watchdog, is planning an investigation into how Facebook handles user data, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday...

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Biden Admin Looking At Mid-May To Open Cross-Border Travel
Biden Admin Looking At Mid-May To Open Cross-Border Travel
March 18, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The President Joe Biden administration might relax restrictions on travel across Mexican and Canadian borders as well as inbound travel from Brazil and Europe, including...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Pollinate Notches $50 Million; The Rise Fund To Invest $200 Million In Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Unit
Today In Payments Around The World: Pollinate Notches $50 Million; The Rise Fund To Invest...
March 18, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Pollinate has notched $50 million to bring its software business to North America and develop its platform...

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Today In Payments Around The World: SumUp Lands $893 Million For Growth; Euronet To Buy Piraeus Bank’s Merchant Acquiring Business
Today In Payments Around The World: SumUp Lands $893 Million For Growth; Euronet To Buy...
March 16, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, SumUp has secured roughly $893 million for expansion, while Piraeus Bank’s merchant acquiring business is to be...

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Today In Payments: Ant Group’s Valuation Tops $200 Billion; UK Startups Notch $8 Billion In Three Months
Today In Payments: Ant Group’s Valuation Tops $200 Billion; UK Startups Notch $8 Billion In...
March 16, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Ant Group is valued at over $200 billion, and U.K. tech startups have raised almost $8 billion in the first three...

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UK Startups Notch $8 Billion In Three Months
UK Startups Notch $8 Billion In Three Months
March 16, 2021  |  Startups

The technology industry in the U.K. pulled in almost $8 billion in funding so far this year, following a record-breaking $15 billion in 2020, Financial...

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Today In Retail: H&M Says Sales Rebounded As Stores Reopened; British Consumers Choose To ‘Shop Socially’
Today In Retail: H&M Says Sales Rebounded As Stores Reopened; British Consumers Choose To ‘Shop...
March 15, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, H&M indicated that 80 percent of its 5,000 global stores had currently opened up again from pandemic-related closures, while more...

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