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.

SellersFunding Expands Working Capital Services To Canada, UK, EU
SellersFunding Expands Working Capital Services To Canada, UK, EU
December 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

SellersFunding, which works in integrated financial services, has announced an expansion of its scope to sellers in other countries like Canada, the United Kingdom and...

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COVID Vaccination Begins In UK; Influencers Considered To Convince Consumers To Receive It
COVID Vaccination Begins In UK; Influencers Considered To Convince Consumers To Receive It
December 02, 2020  |  International

As the first approved coronavirus vaccine arrives in the U.K. this week, the next phase of the fight to contain the deadly virus will fall...

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UK Digital Markets Unit To Tighten, Enforce Big Tech Competition Rules
UK Digital Markets Unit To Tighten, Enforce Big Tech Competition Rules
November 29, 2020  |  Regulation

The British government is establishing a new Digital Markets Unit tasked with enforcing laws that apply to Big Tech companies, such as Google and Facebook,...

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UK Grocer Sainsbury’s Says It Has Offers For Banking Unit
UK Grocer Sainsbury’s Says It Has Offers For Banking Unit
November 17, 2020  |  International

U.K. supermarket Sainsbury’s said it has been approached by numerous potential suitors for its banking business, Sainsbury’s Bank, according to a report from Express and...

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UK’s Recognise Gets Its ‘Restricted’ Banking License
UK’s Recognise Gets Its ‘Restricted’ Banking License
November 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Recognise, a subsidiary of Britain’s City of London Group, has been awarded a restricted banking license by regulators in the U.K., the company announced, in...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member Pushes For Cryptocurrency Regulation; ShapeShift Delists Three Privacy Coins
Bitcoin Daily: UK Researching CBDC Use Cases; Lebanon To Introduce CBDC In 2021; SEC Member...
November 10, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. Treasury Department is researching use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as well as drafting regulatory proposals for private stablecoins, U.K....

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New Report: Banking-As-A-Service Takes Friction Out Of Remittances
New Report: Banking-As-A-Service Takes Friction Out Of Remittances
November 10, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

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Bounce-Back Loans Shaky After Funding Loss By UK FinTech Lender Tide 
Bounce-Back Loans Shaky After Funding Loss By UK FinTech Lender Tide 
November 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Numerous British firms are at risk of losing access to bounce-back loans (BBL) after the U.K. FinTech Tide withdrew from the program citing inadequate funding,...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Red Dot Lands $200M For Tech Startups; Walmart Sells Retail Locations To Grupo de Narváez
Today In Payments Around The World: Red Dot Lands $200M For Tech Startups; Walmart Sells...
November 09, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Red Dot Capital Partners has landed $200 million to invest in tech firms, Walmart announced it would...

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