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
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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