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.

Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies

Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
January 31, 2019  |  Delivery

British restaurants hit a milestone in 2018 — the number of insolvent ones hit an all-time high, and has even doubled since 2010, according to...

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MarketInvoice Raises Funding To Deepen Partnerships
MarketInvoice Raises Funding To Deepen Partnerships
January 21, 2019  |  Investments

MarketInvoice, the FinTech, announced on Monday (Jan. 21) that it has raised £26m in new equity funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the government shutdown dragged on into the weekend, the impact of late payments on contractors got the spotlight in outlets such as Bloomberg. Get...

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Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
January 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Cash is a general no-go in prison, with inmates required to use funds and wages deposited into accounts to pay for commissary items. Prisoners also...

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Austrian Lawyer Files Complaint Against Tech Firms Over GDPR
Austrian Lawyer Files Complaint Against Tech Firms Over GDPR
January 18, 2019  |  Regulation

An Austrian lawyer has filed a complaint against eight tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Spotify and You Tube, for failing to comply with the...

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UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
January 17, 2019  |  International

British lenders say that leading up to Brexit, they expect the largest drop in demand for credit cards and mortgages than they’ve seen in many...

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Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
January 17, 2019  |  IPO

Digital bank Tandem has revealed plans to go public within the next five years. The U.K. bank said an initial public offering (IPO) would “make...

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Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
January 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In a historic defeat, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May saw a dramatic rejection of her Brexit deal on Tuesday (Jan. 15), adding renewed uncertainty as...

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Coconut Expands PrePay Solutions Partnership With Invoicing Feature
Coconut Expands PrePay Solutions Partnership With Invoicing Feature
January 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Coconut, a U.K.-based challenger bank, is expanding its existing partnership with digital payments company PrePay Solutions (PPS) to add corporate accounting and invoicing to its platform....

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