United Kingdom

U.K. FinTech investments have reached a 10-year low amid an overall jump in funding. British financial technology firms took in around $2.5 billion during the first six months of 2026, a ...

The United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected Google’s bid to block a class action lawsuit brought by advertisers alleging that the company abused its position in mobile operating systems, app ...

Robinhood received regulatory permission to begin offering cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom. The traditional platform has been part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s list of registered cryptoasset companies since July ...

Bank of America plans to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities in the United Kingdom and globally by acquiring England-headquartered information security specialist MDSec Consulting Limited. The bank expects the transaction to be ...

Regulators in the United Kingdom are investigating whether Microsoft misled customers about its subscription options pricing, according to a Wednesday (July 29) press release. The investigation comes in response to concerns ...

England’s new prime minister has reportedly cancelled his predecessor’s plans for a national digital ID. Andy Burnham confirmed for Techcrunch Tuesday (July 21) that the government would scrap the widely-criticized proposal ...

PayPal introduced another buy now, pay later (BNPL) option for its customers in the United Kingdom, according to a Tuesday (July 14) press release. Pay in 30 Days lets shoppers complete ...

The United Kingdom’s largest banks are no longer the only companies facing direct scrutiny over the resilience of the nation’s financial system. The cloud providers running much of their technology ...

Mastercard is reportedly considering a sale of its U.K. retail payments business Vocalink. That’s according to a report Monday (July 13) from the Financial Times (FT), which says this move comes ...

British regulators want Apple and Google to let developers steer users to payment methods beyond the company’s app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a proposal Tuesday (June 30) ...

Barclays is buying GoHenry, the U.K. money management platform for children ages 6 to 18, in a deal that positions the bank to capture customers before they ever open their ...

Stripe and Lloyds Bank launched a partnership aimed at small businesses in the United Kingdom. The collaboration will see the lender use Stripe to power Lloyds Accept, a suite of payments ...

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority said in a Friday (June 5) press release that it blocked international payments company Euro Exchange Securities from carrying out any regulated electronic money ...

Revolut plans to launch five credit cards in the United Kingdom, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (June 4). “Credit cards something that we are passionate about,” Revolut U.K. CEO Francesca Carlesi ...

The United Kingdom’s newest payments legislation has little to do with checkout buttons, digital wallets or card networks. Instead, it targets getting paid on time, a problem that businesses have complained ...

Banks in the United States and the United Kingdom are gaining additional asset capacity due to bank deregulation, while those in the European Union and Switzerland face increasing capital requirements, ...

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 Intelligence. The S&P Global Flash UK ...

United Kingdom neobank Starling saw revenues and profits fall last year as interest income dropped. The lender released its annual report Thursday (May 21), which showed revenues down 6% to 887 ...

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. The changes are designed to help ...

The British government shared plans to loosen so-called “ringfencing” rules for the country’s banks, the Financial Times reported Monday (May 18). The rules require banks to keep their retail business separate ...

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 financial markets. The initiative seeks ...

Starling has added an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) financial assistant to its banking app in the United Kingdom. The company began rolling out the new Starling Assistant to personal account customers on ...

Revolut is among four companies being tapped to test stablecoin use in the U.K. The London-based FinTech has been chosen to take part in the Regulatory Sandbox program, which lets companies ...

Last year, the Competition and Markets Authority, the United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog, chose former Amazon executive Doug Gurr as its interim chair. Now, the CMA wants Gurr in the top leadership ...

The DeFi Education Fund (DEF), a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, is urging the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to limit its upcoming cryptocurrency regulations to entities that have unilateral ...

The United Kingdom’s financial watchdog announced its new protections for buy now, pay later (BNPL) users. The BNPL sector comes under the control of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) July 15, ...

Blockchain.com received regulatory approval from the government in the United Kingdom. “…Blockchain.com is now operating under the same rigorous standards as traditional finance and banks in the U.K.,” the company wrote ...

Pay by bank’s practical test has been whether it can scale beyond utilities, gaming and bill pay into everyday commerce. With Amazon’s Tuesday (Feb. 10) introduction of its Pay by Bank ...

Robinhood UK will begin rolling out its stocks & shares ISA in the United Kingdom this week. Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) allow U.K. residents and some other individuals to save tax-free as much as 20,000 pounds ...

Mastercard has introduced a new accreditation framework designed to streamline market entry for financial-technology startups in the United Kingdom, according to a Jan. 15 press release. The initiative, titled “BIN Sponsor ...

Google faces potential new regulations covering its search services in the United Kingdom and, in separate news, reportedly agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit in the United States involving its operating ...

Visa, Mastercard and Revolut lost a fight over a proposed transaction fee cap in the United Kingdom. The High Court in London ruled Thursday (Jan. 15) that the U.K.’s Payment Systems ...

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority posted information for firms that want to offer crypto asset-related services in the country under the crypto asset regulatory regime that is expected to ...

Ripple received permissions that allow it to scale Ripple Payments, its cross-border payment solution that uses digital assets, in the United Kingdom. The permissions include approval of Ripple’s electronic money institution ...

Tax authorities are closing in on crypto tax evasion, and the net is widening beyond national borders. Beginning Jan. 1 in the U.K. and more than 40 other countries, exchanges ...

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to set their own limits for ...

The British government is reportedly planning sharp funding increases for areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and video games. That spending could increase by up to 100% in some areas as the ...

The United States government reportedly paused its technology deal with the United Kingdom. The suspension of the “technology prosperity deal” comes amid rising frustration in Washington over the progress of trade ...

U.K. digital bank Monzo says it is set to acquire British mortgage broker Habito. The company says the deal, announced Tuesday (Dec. 16), will make Monzo the first U.K. bank to ...

The United Kingdom is reportedly set to begin regulating cryptocurrencies starting in October 2027. The goal is to provide certainty for the industry and push away “dodgy actors,” Reuters reported Sunday ...