U.K.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-­western coast of the European mainland.

Bitcoin Daily: UK Regulator Forbids Sale Of Crypto-Derivatives To Retail Investors; DeFi Platform Wing To Integrate Credit Scores

Bitcoin Daily: UK Regulator Forbids Sale Of Crypto-Derivatives To Retail Investors; DeFi Platform Wing To Integrate Credit Scores
Bitcoin Daily: UK Regulator Forbids Sale Of Crypto-Derivatives To Retail Investors; DeFi Platform Wing To...
October 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has prohibited the sale of digital currency derivatives to retail investors, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. Get...

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UK SMBs Say Lenders Refuse To Provide Relief Loans
UK SMBs Say Lenders Refuse To Provide Relief Loans
October 05, 2020  |  Loans

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K. say their very survival is at stake because lenders have refused to provide inexpensive, state-backed loans amid...

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Walmart To Sell UK Asda Supermarket Chain For $7.9B
Walmart To Sell UK Asda Supermarket Chain For $7.9B
October 02, 2020  |  Partnerships

Asda Group Ltd, the British supermarket retailer; TDR Capital, the London-based private equity firm; and EG Group, a global convenience retailer announced on Friday (Oct....

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UK’s Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims
UK’s Online Grocer Ocado Sued Over Patent Claims
October 01, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

U.K. online grocery retailer Ocado is involved in a patent lawsuit over robotically-operated warehouse technology with robotics company AutoStore, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story...

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EE, Square Team On Contactless Payments For SMBs
EE, Square Team On Contactless Payments For SMBs
October 01, 2020  |  B2B Payments

EE, which is part of BT Group, is partnering with Square to help expand the availability of contactless payments for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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UK Cracks Down On Late Payments To Suppliers
UK Cracks Down On Late Payments To Suppliers
September 30, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Large U.K. companies could face fines or penalties if they don’t pay smaller suppliers on time under new rules being considered by the government, the...

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UK Faces $30B In COVID Loan Losses
UK Faces $30B In COVID Loan Losses
September 30, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The U.K. government now estimates its losses from the pandemic could hit 23 billion pounds (about $30 billion), Bloomberg reported, coming from loans used to...

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UK Retail Sales Get Further Lift After Lockdown Rules Dropped
UK Retail Sales Get Further Lift After Lockdown Rules Dropped
September 24, 2020  |  Retail

As the U.K.’s lockdown measures were lifted, consumers went out shopping for various products, including home-related goods like sofas. As a result, U.K. retail sales...

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