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Draghi Report Says EU Faces ‘Existential’ Competitive Challenge for Tech Investment
Draghi Report Says EU Faces ‘Existential’ Competitive Challenge for Tech Investment
September 09, 2024  |  Technology

A new report published Monday (Sept. 9), which was spearheaded by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, paints a stark picture of the European...

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Lloyds Calls for Swift End to British Car Loan Investigation
Lloyds Calls for Swift End to British Car Loan Investigation
September 09, 2024  |  Regulation

A U.K. banking executive says the country needs to resolve its unfair auto-lending practice investigation. Great Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in July that...

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UK Banks Complete ‘Roadmap for Open Banking’
UK Banks Complete ‘Roadmap for Open Banking’
September 09, 2024  |  Banking

British banking providers have completed their Roadmap for Open Banking. That’s according to an announcement Monday (Sept. 9) from Open Banking Limited (OBL), which had gotten confirmation...

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UK’s CMA Says Google’s Ad Tech Practices May Violate Competition Law
UK’s CMA Says Google’s Ad Tech Practices May Violate Competition Law
September 06, 2024  |  Google

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Friday (Sept. 6) that it has found that Google may have harmed competition by using its dominance...

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Mastercard’s Crypto Debit Card Integrates With Apple and Google Pay
Mastercard’s Crypto Debit Card Integrates With Apple and Google Pay
September 06, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

More than half a billion people own crypto, primarily as a speculative investment. And now, with the news Thursday (Sept. 5) that Mercuryo has launched...

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Visa’s New A2A Offering ‘Opens’ Choice and Security Via Direct Bank Transfers in the UK
Visa’s New A2A Offering ‘Opens’ Choice and Security Via Direct Bank Transfers in the UK
September 05, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Direct debits have been popular through the decades — across a variety of use cases — especially when it comes to bill payments and subscriptions....

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Robinhood Continues UK Expansion With Stock Lending
Robinhood Continues UK Expansion With Stock Lending
September 04, 2024  |  Loans

Robinhood now offers stock lending for British customers, part of the platform’s ongoing U.K. expansion. Introduced Wednesday (Sept. 4), the offering lets customers lend out any fully...

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Report: UK Regulator Makes Massive Cut to Fraud Reimbursement Plan
Report: UK Regulator Makes Massive Cut to Fraud Reimbursement Plan
September 04, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K.’s payment regulator is reportedly making a drastic cut to its fraud reimbursement plan. Banks and payment companies in England would have had to...

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Report: Democratic Republic of the Congo Cancels Digital Identity Project
Report: Democratic Republic of the Congo Cancels Digital Identity Project
September 03, 2024  |  Digital Identity

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reportedly canceled what would have been one of the most expensive digital identity projects ever executed. The country canceled...

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