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 Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data

UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A large breach of personal data, including one million fingerprints, facial recognition info, passwords and other sensitive information, was found to be publicly accessible by...

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Banks Tap FinTechs For Remittance Overhaul
Banks Tap FinTechs For Remittance Overhaul
August 14, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

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Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs
Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs
August 13, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Digital challenger banks are hoarding money to take on traditional banking competitors and have raised a total of $2 billion from eager investors, The Financial...

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Bitcoin Daily: HM Revenue & Customs Demands Crypto Traders’ Info; Blockchain Lender Raises $18.3M In Series A Round
Bitcoin Daily: HM Revenue & Customs Demands Crypto Traders’ Info; Blockchain Lender Raises $18.3M In...
August 06, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The British tax authority wants cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer names and transaction data in order to track down unpaid taxes. Get the Full Story...

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UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the U.K. said it sent out a statement to Facebook and 28 other outfits asking for more information about...

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Just Eat, Takeaway.com Finalize $6B Merger
Just Eat, Takeaway.com Finalize $6B Merger
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

In an attempt to compete with rivals like the Amazon-backed Deliveroo and Uber delivery offshoot Uber Eats, Amsterdam’s Takeaway.com and U.K. company Just Eat have merged to...

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Payment Firm Moneycorp Acquires Australia’s Rochford Group
Payment Firm Moneycorp Acquires Australia’s Rochford Group
August 05, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A payments service provider based in the U.K., moneycorp, has acquired an Australian independent treasury advisory company called the Rochford Group for an undisclosed sum,...

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UK’s B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
UK’s B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
August 05, 2019  |  Banking

B-North has announced plans to open a network of small-business-only bank offices throughout the U.K. by the end of next year. Get the Full Story...

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Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
Solving The Gig Economy’s T&E Puzzle
August 01, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Last month, new data on the U.K.’s gig economy surfaced from the University of Hertfordshire, concluding that the number of gig workers in Britain has...

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