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PayPal Brings Personalized Ads Offering to UK Shoppers
PayPal Brings Personalized Ads Offering to UK Shoppers
April 02, 2025  |  Retail

PayPal is bringing its PayPal Ads program to the United Kingdom. The solution, first introduced last year in the United States, lets brands and merchants...

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UK’s FCA Plans to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation
UK’s FCA Plans to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation
March 25, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority plans to retire more than 100 pages of outdated guidance, withdraw hundreds of supervisory publications and take other steps...

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Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness
Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness
March 24, 2025  |  Digital Payments

United Kingdom FinTech Monzo debuted a tool to help consumers share expenses with friends and family. Monzo Split is aimed at solving what the company...

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Adyen and Affirm Expand Partnership to UK
Adyen and Affirm Expand Partnership to UK
March 20, 2025  |  BNPL

Global payments platform Adyen and BNPL platform Affirm have extended their partnership into the U.K., a move designed to help British merchants offer consumers more...

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Revolut Goes On Hiring Spree to Prep ‘Mobilization’ for UK Banking
Revolut Goes On Hiring Spree to Prep ‘Mobilization’ for UK Banking
March 13, 2025  |  Banking

Revolut is reportedly hiring 100 new staffers as it prepares to expand its U.K. banking business. The FinTech received its long-awaited British banking license last...

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Chair of UK’s Payment Systems Regulator Calls Abolition ‘Pragmatic Next Step’
Chair of UK’s Payment Systems Regulator Calls Abolition ‘Pragmatic Next Step’
March 12, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

The head of the United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) reportedly said Wednesday (March 12) that he had been aware since January that the regulator could be...

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Visa and Mastercard Accused of Card Monopoly by UK Watchdog
Visa and Mastercard Accused of Card Monopoly by UK Watchdog
March 06, 2025  |  ANTITRUST

Visa and Mastercard face regulatory action in the United Kingdom following a payments watchdog’s investigation. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is considering “remedies” for the...

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UK Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Targeting Mastercard
UK Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Targeting Mastercard
February 21, 2025  |  Legal & Regulation

A London court approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Mastercard over its swipe fees. By approving the deal, the Competition Appeal...

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Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
Report: UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data
February 07, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple is reportedly facing an order from British authorities to give the government a way to access global user data stored in its cloud services. The...

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