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.

Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies
January 31, 2019  |  Delivery

British restaurants hit a milestone in 2018 — the number of insolvent ones hit an all-time high, and has even doubled since 2010, according to...

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MarketInvoice Raises Funding To Deepen Partnerships
MarketInvoice Raises Funding To Deepen Partnerships
January 21, 2019  |  Investments

MarketInvoice, the FinTech, announced on Monday (Jan. 21) that it has raised £26m in new equity funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the government shutdown dragged on into the weekend, the impact of late payments on contractors got the spotlight in outlets such as Bloomberg. Get...

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Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
January 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Cash is a general no-go in prison, with inmates required to use funds and wages deposited into accounts to pay for commissary items. Prisoners also...

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Austrian Lawyer Files Complaint Against Tech Firms Over GDPR
Austrian Lawyer Files Complaint Against Tech Firms Over GDPR
January 18, 2019  |  Regulation

An Austrian lawyer has filed a complaint against eight tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Spotify and You Tube, for failing to comply with the...

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UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
UK Mortgages, Credit Demand To Decline Pre-Brexit
January 17, 2019  |  International

British lenders say that leading up to Brexit, they expect the largest drop in demand for credit cards and mortgages than they’ve seen in many...

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Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
Online Bank Tandem Mulls IPO
January 17, 2019  |  IPO

Digital bank Tandem has revealed plans to go public within the next five years. The U.K. bank said an initial public offering (IPO) would “make...

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Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
Government Suppliers To See A Few Changes Post-Brexit
January 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In a historic defeat, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May saw a dramatic rejection of her Brexit deal on Tuesday (Jan. 15), adding renewed uncertainty as...

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Coconut Expands PrePay Solutions Partnership With Invoicing Feature
Coconut Expands PrePay Solutions Partnership With Invoicing Feature
January 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Coconut, a U.K.-based challenger bank, is expanding its existing partnership with digital payments company PrePay Solutions (PPS) to add corporate accounting and invoicing to its platform....

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