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Monzo To Reach Unicorn Status With Fresh Round Of Funding
Monzo To Reach Unicorn Status With Fresh Round Of Funding
August 17, 2018  |  Fintech Investments

Monzo, the U.K. digital bank, is on track to become the next European FinTech startup to reach unicorn status. According to a report in the...

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Amazon Eyes UK Insurance Comparison Website
Amazon Eyes UK Insurance Comparison Website
August 17, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon.com is eyeing the U.K. insurance market and is reportedly in talks with European insurers about creating a price comparison website. Reuters, citing three industry...

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Revolut Flagged Money Laundering Evidence A Few Months Back
Revolut Flagged Money Laundering Evidence A Few Months Back
July 17, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Revolut, the U.K. digital bank, identified evidence of money laundering on its digital payment system, which prompted it to alert authorities including the National Crime...

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Facebook Hit With Fine In The UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Hit With Fine In The UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
July 11, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook was hit with a $660,000 fine, the maximum allowed, by the British Information Commissioner’s Office over its data scandal with now-defunct political consulting firm...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Thai Regulations As UK Poll Calls For Blockchain Official
Bitcoin Daily: New Thai Regulations As UK Poll Calls For Blockchain Official
July 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Thailand has launched regulations on digital tokens, and those rules will take effect on July 16. According to a Wednesday (July 4) report from Deal...

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UK Court Sends Retailer/Credit Card Fee Fight To Competition Tribunal
UK Court Sends Retailer/Credit Card Fee Fight To Competition Tribunal
July 05, 2018  |  Legal

The U.K.’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday (July 4) that a fight between U.K. retailers and credit card companies over fees has to be reexamined...

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Revolut Now Has 1M Customers In The UK
Revolut Now Has 1M Customers In The UK
July 05, 2018  |  Business

Revolut, the U.K. FinTech, announced Wednesday (July 4) it signed up one million customers in the U.K. and saved them over $330 million in fees....

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PayPoint Enables Tide Customers To Deposit Cash At 29,000 UK Retailers
PayPoint Enables Tide Customers To Deposit Cash At 29,000 UK Retailers
June 28, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPoint, the payment technology company, announced news on Thursday (June 28) that it inked a partnership with U.K. challenger bank Tide in which customers will...

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The FCA Is Proposing Changes To Help Victims Of APP Fraud
The FCA Is Proposing Changes To Help Victims Of APP Fraud
June 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the U.K. on Tuesday (June 26) announced it is proposing changes to complaint handling rules to help victims of...

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