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.

Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments

Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
June 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Centuries-old banks have been operating on decades-old infrastructure, leaving many traditional financial institutions (FIs) to stand idle and offer little in the way of digital-native...

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Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
May 25, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging...

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Judopay, Mastercard Team With UK Pharmacy Network For Payments
Judopay, Mastercard Team With UK Pharmacy Network For Payments
May 21, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Mobile-first payments startup Judopay is collaborating with payments giant Mastercard to bring secure digital payments to The Pharmacy Centre in the U.K. The collaboration is...

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Tide Capital Now Able To Distribute BBLS Loans To SMBs
Tide Capital Now Able To Distribute BBLS Loans To SMBs
May 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Tide Capital, now accredited as a lender, will have the authority to distribute loans between £2,000 and £50,000 during the coronavirus pandemic to struggling businesses....

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Spike In Virus Outbreaks Threatens Global Reopening Plans
Spike In Virus Outbreaks Threatens Global Reopening Plans
May 11, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Plans across the world to reopen economies and re-enter public life are being thwarted by new flare-ups of the coronavirus. Get the Full Story Complete...

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British Merchant Group Warns Government Help Not Enough
British Merchant Group Warns Government Help Not Enough
May 10, 2020  |  International

The British Retail Consortium has said the U.K.’s financial aid measures haven’t been enough to stop a total collapse for many retailers. Get the Full...

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UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

Two United Kingdom cinema chains are hoping to raise the curtain at movie theaters by mid-July to begin to recoup losses from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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RBS Shutters Bó To Focus On SMB Challenger Bank Mettle
RBS Shutters Bó To Focus On SMB Challenger Bank Mettle
May 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bó, the digital bank developed by U.K. High Street lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is being closed down by the British state-backed lender NatWest,...

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UK Restaurants Say Social Distancing Could Bankrupt Them
UK Restaurants Say Social Distancing Could Bankrupt Them
May 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

If restaurants and bars in the U.K. are required to apply social distancing when they reopen, many won’t survive, according to a new study of...

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