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Octopus Investments Gives FinTech Startups A Leg-Up
Octopus Investments Gives FinTech Startups A Leg-Up
August 22, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

TechCrunch reports that, while the accelerator investment model has been used in tandem with other strategies (by marquee names, such as Barclays), as an adjunct...

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Compass Plus Gets Aggregator Accreditation For Faster Payments In UK
Compass Plus Gets Aggregator Accreditation For Faster Payments In UK
August 16, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Compass Plus, the electronic payments software company, announced on Monday (Aug. 15) that it has been certified as one of only five companies to gain...

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UK Airlines Charge Travelers For Paying Via Credit Card
UK Airlines Charge Travelers For Paying Via Credit Card
August 15, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Paying with credit cards for airline tickets is a way of life for millions of people, but it turns out that airline operators may be...

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For UK’s SME Lending, Looking Toward Tech For A Boost
For UK’s SME Lending, Looking Toward Tech For A Boost
August 12, 2016  |  International

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has issued a report on the state of the banking industry, and some things need to change in order...

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Brexit Leading To Bigger Grocery Bills In Britain
Brexit Leading To Bigger Grocery Bills In Britain
August 03, 2016  |  International

Supermarket prices rose about 1 percent in July in the United Kingdom, the second straight month prices have increased, which seems to suggest more fallout from...

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WePay Hails Britannia, Leaping Across the Payments Pond
WePay Hails Britannia, Leaping Across the Payments Pond
July 26, 2016  |  International

What Brexit? WePay sees opportunity across the Atlantic, announcing its move into the U.K. today. Bill Clerico, WePay’s CEO, explains the allure of the U.K....

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Cyber Firm Execs Hacked Rival’s Servers
Cyber Firm Execs Hacked Rival’s Servers
July 25, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The competition in the cybersecurity landscape may be getting ugly. ZDNet reported late last week that five employees from U.K.-based cybersecurity firm Quadsys admitted to...

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Mastercard On Why VocaLink – And Why Now
Mastercard On Why VocaLink – And Why Now
July 22, 2016  |  Acquiring

Since the announcement yesterday of Mastercard’s $920 million acquisition of VocaLink all eyes have been on the U.K. scale opportunity. But Michael Miebach, Mastercard’s Chief...

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