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UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal

UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, is looking into Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday...

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Today in Retail: TikTok Dumps Livestream Shopping Expansion Plans; Amazon Part of UK Antitrust Probe Because of Sales Practices
Today in Retail: TikTok Dumps Livestream Shopping Expansion Plans; Amazon Part of UK Antitrust Probe...
July 06, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, retailers look to diversify their suppliers as a recession looms on the economic horizon, while Target kicks off its back-to-school shopping season...

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BoE: Digital Pounds Likely to Be Managed Through Accounts
BoE: Digital Pounds Likely to Be Managed Through Accounts
July 06, 2022  |  CBDC

Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said Wednesday (July 6) during a panel discussion that any proposed digital pound would likely be managed...

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Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering: Two Sides of the Same Coin
July 06, 2022  |  AML

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Amazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices
Amazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices
July 06, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Amazon “has a dominant position in the U.K. and whether it is abusing...

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Today in Crypto: Nexo Plans to Buy Vauld; UK Explores DeFi Taxation
Today in Crypto: Nexo Plans to Buy Vauld; UK Explores DeFi Taxation
July 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nexo, the cryptocurrency lender, said it plans to buy troubled fellow lender Vauld, showing how a consolidated crypto industry might look, Reuters wrote Tuesday (July...

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Revolut Takes on Square, PayPal in UK With POS Reader
Revolut Takes on Square, PayPal in UK With POS Reader
July 05, 2022  |  Point of Sale

Revolut announced Tuesday (July 5) the launch of Revolut Reader, a pocket-sized card reader designed to let merchants accept payments in person and on the...

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TikTok Trials eCommerce Offering
TikTok Trials eCommerce Offering
July 01, 2022  |  Social Commerce

TikTok is testing a feed set apart for shopping in a bid to increase revenues for the company’s corporate parent, ByteDance, according to a TechCrunch...

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