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UK Finance Ministry Nixes Veto Proposal Over Regulators

UK Finance Ministry Nixes Veto Proposal Over Regulators
UK Finance Ministry Nixes Veto Proposal Over Regulators
November 23, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A proposal that would have allowed Britain’s finance ministry to overturn decisions made by financial regulators has been removed from a bill that is now...

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Uber Taps Rapid Delivery Partner Zapp to Drive Cross-Platform Spending
Uber Taps Rapid Delivery Partner Zapp to Drive Cross-Platform Spending
November 23, 2022  |  Delivery

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies announced Wednesday (Nov. 23) that it is partnering with the British 20-minute convenience delivery app Zapp to offer the latter’s products on the...

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Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Months after announcing it would steer away from digital assets, United Kingdom neobank Starling Bank has increased its anti-cryptocurrency campaign. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
November 23, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

From trading at less than a dollar in its first few years of existence to over $60,000 in late 2021, the story of bitcoin’s meteoric...

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FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
November 22, 2022  |  Europe

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for a reformation of the way credit rating agencies (CRA) in the country operate and are governed....

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UK’s CMA Ramps Up Apple-Google Antitrust Probe
UK’s CMA Ramps Up Apple-Google Antitrust Probe
November 22, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Tuesday (Nov. 22) that it is ramping up its antitrust investigation of Apple and Google after...

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Gift Cards Become Instant Payout Option for Global Consumers
Gift Cards Become Instant Payout Option for Global Consumers
November 22, 2022  |  Digital Payments

As the need for faster, cheaper and efficient payouts increase, there is a huge demand from corporations needing to transfer value to end users and...

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Grocers, PayTech Firms Partner to Drive Connected Retail Experience
Grocers, PayTech Firms Partner to Drive Connected Retail Experience
November 21, 2022  |  Retail

According to a recent PYMNTS survey, most U.S. and U.K. retailers believe that their ability to replicate the frictionless shopping and payment experience of eCommerce...

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