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UK’s Ofcom Calls for Social Media Algorithm Regulation
UK’s Ofcom Calls for Social Media Algorithm Regulation
November 16, 2022  |  Regulation

U.K communications regulator Ofcom is calling for better social media regulations amid concerns about the influence U.S.-based Big Tech firms have on news consumption in...

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Wise Business Customers Get 1% Cashback on Purchases
Wise Business Customers Get 1% Cashback on Purchases
November 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

U.K.-based money transfer company Wise launched a new cashback feature for Wise Business customers on Wednesday (Nov. 16) that will give them with 1% cashback...

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Railsr Selects Featurespace for AML Analytics Tech
Railsr Selects Featurespace for AML Analytics Tech
November 15, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K.-based embedded finance company Railsr announced on Tuesday (Nov. 15) that it has partnered with Featurespace to help protect Railsr customers from the threat...

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RetailNext Acquires UK Foot Traffic and In-Store Analytics Firm
RetailNext Acquires UK Foot Traffic and In-Store Analytics Firm
November 14, 2022  |  Retail

California-based brick-and-mortar analytics firm RetailNext said it has acquired U.K. rival Retail Performance from market research company Ipsos, in a bid to boost its foot-traffic-monitoring...

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Sainsbury’s Taps Checkout.com for Mobile Checkout
Sainsbury’s Taps Checkout.com for Mobile Checkout
November 14, 2022  |  Payment Methods

British retail giant Sainsbury’s is partnering with FinTech Checkout.com to bring till-free payments to its stores. In a Monday (Nov. 14) press release, Checkout.com said that...

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Remittance Firms Jostle for Dominance in Competitive UK-Nigeria Corridor
Remittance Firms Jostle for Dominance in Competitive UK-Nigeria Corridor
November 14, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Nigerians living in the U.K., — approximately 178,000 as of last year per the Office for National Statistics — have consistently ranked among the top...

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Klarna Adds Shop and Compare Tool in UK, Sweden and Denmark
Klarna Adds Shop and Compare Tool in UK, Sweden and Denmark
November 14, 2022  |  Retail

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna has expanded the availability of the search and compare tool within its app to the United Kingdom, Sweden...

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Demand for Primark’s New BOPIS Feature Crashes Site on First Day
Demand for Primark’s New BOPIS Feature Crashes Site on First Day
November 14, 2022  |  Retail

Primark’s long-awaited entry into the world of eCommerce got a bit of a bumpy start Monday (Nov. 14) as heavier demand briefly crashed the Irish...

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Uphold Debuts Crypto-Linked Debit Card With Rewards in UK
Uphold Debuts Crypto-Linked Debit Card With Rewards in UK
November 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.K.-based digital payments platform Uphold is branching out its payment methods with the introduction of a crypto debit card. According to a Friday (Nov. 11)...

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