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 Gov’t Forms Crypto Economic Crime Plan; South Korea Credit Card Firm Gets Blockchain Patent

Bitcoin Daily: UK Gov’t Forms Crypto Economic Crime Plan; South Korea Credit Card Firm Gets Blockchain Patent
Bitcoin Daily: UK Gov’t Forms Crypto Economic Crime Plan; South Korea Credit Card Firm Gets...
July 16, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The U.K. government has developed a plan that aims to fight financial crimes, including “action on crypto-assets.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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UK Gov’t Wants New Homes To Have Electric Car Chargers
UK Gov’t Wants New Homes To Have Electric Car Chargers
July 15, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

The U.K. government wants to equip all new homes in the country with electric car charging points. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
July 15, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, is launching in the U.K. and 31 countries, allowing millions of users to remit in bytes and bits....

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UK Finance Minister: British Gov’t Will ‘Engage’ With Libra
UK Finance Minister: British Gov’t Will ‘Engage’ With Libra
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

To determine if Facebook needs a banking license to roll out Libra, Britain’s outgoing finance minister has said that regulators and not lawmakers should make...

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UK Lender Starling Loses Four Executive Employees
UK Lender Starling Loses Four Executive Employees
July 12, 2019  |  Banking

Amid expansion efforts of U.K. digital bank Starling, several senior executives — including Julian Sawyer, Starling’s co-founder and chief operating officer — have left this...

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Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
Big Four Accountancies Fail UK Audit Test
July 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

All of the U.K.’s so-called Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have reportedly failed to reach audit quality standards set...

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Dr. Alexa Is In In The UK
Dr. Alexa Is In In The UK
July 10, 2019  |  Amazon

The National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K. has teamed up with Amazon to provide medical advice for a variety of ailments, in an effort...

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British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
July 08, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways over £183m for a data breach involving the theft of more than half a million...

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