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UK Business Activity Hits 13-Month Low Due to Middle East War

UK Business Activity Hits 13-Month Low Due to Middle East War
UK Business Activity Hits 13-Month Low Due to Middle East War
May 21, 2026  |  Economy

Business activity in the United Kingdom is declining amid a “perfect storm” of economic factors, said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market...

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Starling Blames Interest Rate Headwinds as Revenues Drop 6%
Starling Blames Interest Rate Headwinds as Revenues Drop 6%
May 21, 2026  |  Earnings

United Kingdom neobank Starling saw revenues and profits fall last year as interest income dropped. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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UK Makes Digitally-Focused Updates to Decades-Old Credit Law
UK Makes Digitally-Focused Updates to Decades-Old Credit Law
May 19, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Regulators in the United Kingdom said in a Monday (May 18) news release that they are ready to update the country’s 52-year-old Consumer Credit Act....

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UK Treasury Plans to Ease Risk Rules for Banks
UK Treasury Plans to Ease Risk Rules for Banks
May 18, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The British government shared plans to loosen so-called “ringfencing” rules for the country’s banks, the Financial Times reported Monday (May 18). Get the Full Story...

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UK Regulators Unveil Blueprint for Asset Tokenization in Wholesale Markets
UK Regulators Unveil Blueprint for Asset Tokenization in Wholesale Markets
May 18, 2026  |  Blockchain

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England on Monday (May 18) issued a joint framework to accelerate tokenization within the U.K.’s wholesale...

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Starling Adds Agentic AI to UK Banking App
Starling Adds Agentic AI to UK Banking App
March 20, 2026  |  Banking

Starling has added an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) financial assistant to its banking app in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Revolut Picked to Test Stablecoins in UK’s Regulatory Sandbox
Revolut Picked to Test Stablecoins in UK’s Regulatory Sandbox
February 25, 2026  |  Blockchain

Revolut is among four companies being tapped to test stablecoin use in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Vet Doug Gurr to Lead UK Competition Watchdog
Amazon Vet Doug Gurr to Lead UK Competition Watchdog
February 23, 2026  |  Personnel

Last year, the Competition and Markets Authority, the United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog, chose former Amazon executive Doug Gurr as its interim chair. Get the Full...

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