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UK PM Boris Johnson Wants Russia Booted From SWIFT

UK PM Boris Johnson Wants Russia Booted From SWIFT
UK PM Boris Johnson Wants Russia Booted From SWIFT
February 24, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday (Feb. 24) pushed “very hard” to remove Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) international...

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UK Digital Bank Zopa Introduces Hybrid Savings
UK Digital Bank Zopa Introduces Hybrid Savings
February 23, 2022  |  Banking

Digital bank Zopa is introducing a hybrid savings account with multiple stash “pots” and the opportunity for boosted interest rates based on length of deposit...

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EMEA Daily: Regulator Could Order Meta to Stop EU-US Data Transfers; Russian Finance Ministry Proposes Crypto Rules
EMEA Daily: Regulator Could Order Meta to Stop EU-US Data Transfers; Russian Finance Ministry Proposes...
February 22, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Meta is facing an order to suspend data transfers to the United States by the European...

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FCA Warns Bitpanda Over Trustology Deal
FCA Warns Bitpanda Over Trustology Deal
February 22, 2022  |  Partnerships

The U.K.’s financial watchdog said it has its eyes on crypto platform Bitpanda’s plan to purchase the British company Trustology and can quash the deal...

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Revolut Launches UK Payroll Service
Revolut Launches UK Payroll Service
February 18, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Online bank Revolut has launched a new payroll management service in the United Kingdom, the company announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FCA ‘Concerned’ About Binance Accessing UK Payments Network
FCA ‘Concerned’ About Binance Accessing UK Payments Network
February 16, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Wednesday (Feb. 16) expressed concern about a deal that gives cryptocurrency exchange Binance access to U.K. payments...

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UK Seeks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content
UK Seeks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content
February 16, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

In what could be the world’s toughest rules for social media platforms, two United Kingdom government officials have proposed comprehensive rules that would require tech...

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UK’s FCA Pushes BNPL Firms to Update Contract Terms
UK’s FCA Pushes BNPL Firms to Update Contract Terms
February 14, 2022  |  BNPL

As the popularity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) rises, the United Kingdom’s financial regulator is asking these services to amend terms that could hurt...

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