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UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan

UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
August 19, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

The opposition U.K. Labour party has announced a plan to let local government reopen closed storefronts that have been unoccupied for at least a year...

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UK’s Labour Party Wants To Take Over Vacant Retail Properties
UK’s Labour Party Wants To Take Over Vacant Retail Properties
August 19, 2019  |  Retail

The UK’s Labour party wants to allow local authorities to take over vacant properties in an effort to give the country’s retail market a boost....

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UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
August 16, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The data protection regulator for the U.K. has opened an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology at property developer Argent’s 67-acre estate in...

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Monzo Gets Into Lending
Monzo Gets Into Lending
August 15, 2019  |  Banking

Monzo, an online bank out of London, has added loans to its menu of services, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (Aug. 15). Get the Full...

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Disruptor UK Bank Atom Raises £50M
Disruptor UK Bank Atom Raises £50M
July 22, 2019  |  Banking

Atom, a banking startup in the UK that caters to millennials, has raised £50M ($62.4 million) in a funding round and is now valued at...

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UK Regulator Readies $123M Fine For Marriott Over GDPR Violations
UK Regulator Readies $123M Fine For Marriott Over GDPR Violations
July 10, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.K. data protection authority will hit Marriott with a £99 million ($123 million) fine for a breach that exposed the data of up to...

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Cashierless Innovation In Retail Gets A Fresh Boost In The UK
Cashierless Innovation In Retail Gets A Fresh Boost In The UK
July 08, 2019  |  Retail

Can cameras replace cashers in retail? The grocery industry is making a go of it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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UK Fund Aims To Match US Tech Startup Investments
UK Fund Aims To Match US Tech Startup Investments
July 02, 2019  |  Investments

A fund, backed by some of Cambridge’s most well-known scientists, called Ahren Innovation Capital has raised about £200 million ($254 million USD) to invest in...

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