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.

British Merchant Group Warns Government Help Not Enough

British Merchant Group Warns Government Help Not Enough
British Merchant Group Warns Government Help Not Enough
May 10, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The British Retail Consortium has said the U.K.’s financial aid measures haven’t been enough to stop a total collapse for many retailers. Get the Full...

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UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

Two United Kingdom cinema chains are hoping to raise the curtain at movie theaters by mid-July to begin to recoup losses from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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RBS Shutters Bó To Focus On SMB Challenger Bank Mettle
RBS Shutters Bó To Focus On SMB Challenger Bank Mettle
May 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bó, the digital bank developed by U.K. High Street lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is being closed down by the British state-backed lender NatWest,...

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UK Restaurants Say Social Distancing Could Bankrupt Them
UK Restaurants Say Social Distancing Could Bankrupt Them
May 01, 2020  |  Economy

If restaurants and bars in the U.K. are required to apply social distancing when they reopen, many won’t survive, according to a new study of...

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Tide Revamps SMB Overdraft, Card Offerings With Mambu
Tide Revamps SMB Overdraft, Card Offerings With Mambu
April 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Cloud banking platform Mambu will help business banking platform Tide expand its services, including innovations in releasing larger overdrafts, credit cards and invoice financing, according...

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British Airways To Eliminate 30 Pct of Workers, Cites Long Recovery
British Airways To Eliminate 30 Pct of Workers, Cites Long Recovery
April 29, 2020  |  Economy

British Airways is set to cut around 30 percent of its workforce consisting of 42,000 people, the airline said, as the coronavirus continues to make...

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CRIF Realtime Launches Tools For SMBs To Calculate Coronavirus Risks
CRIF Realtime Launches Tools For SMBs To Calculate Coronavirus Risks
April 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K. struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic, CRIF Realtime is rolling out a new array of...

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UK Targets Tech Startups With $1.6B ‘Future Fund’
UK Targets Tech Startups With $1.6B ‘Future Fund’
April 20, 2020  |  Economy

As the world economy stumbles toward a COVID-19 recession, the U.K. has added tech startups to the economic sectors deserving aid in an uncertain time....

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