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.

Wagestream Raises $51M To Help Workers With Payday Gap

Wagestream Raises $51M To Help Workers With Payday Gap
Wagestream Raises $51M To Help Workers With Payday Gap
May 20, 2019  |  Investments

Wagestream, a U.K. startup, has raised $51 million (£40 million) to help U.K. workers who only get paid once a month but need to draw...

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Amazon Leads Investment Round In Deliveroo
Amazon Leads Investment Round In Deliveroo
May 17, 2019  |  Amazon

Deliveroo, the U.K. delivery startup, raised $575 million in a funding round led by Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Walmart Considers Stock Market Listing For Asda
Walmart Considers Stock Market Listing For Asda
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart is reportedly thinking about a stock market listing for its British supermarket arm Asda. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
May 10, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The data protection watchdog in the U.K. has found that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected millions of biometric voice data from citizens without...

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Should Auditors Be Responsible For Catching Corporate Fraud?
Should Auditors Be Responsible For Catching Corporate Fraud?
May 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Tensions are running high in the U.K. corporate auditing arena. Amid calls to break up the so-called Big Four auditors – PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, EY and...

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Visa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
Visa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
May 08, 2019  |  Partnerships

Visa, the payments company, announced Wednesday (May 8) that it has acquired Earthport, a cross-border payment company catering to banks, money transfer services providers and...

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Facebook Picks London As WhatsApp Payments Hub
Facebook Picks London As WhatsApp Payments Hub
May 08, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook has chosen London as the payments hub for WhatsApp. According to the Financial Times, the app will hire about 100 people. While most of...

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AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
AltFin Community Advises HMRC Against Insolvency Tax Recovery Plans
May 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses....

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