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Boots Launching Online Marketplace as Part of Digital Transformation
Boots Launching Online Marketplace as Part of Digital Transformation
September 06, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

Boots is set to debut an online marketplace next year that will let third-party brands sell their wares through the Walgreens-owned U.K. health and beauty...

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Today in Crypto: FIFA Builds NFT Platform for Soccer Fans; Meta Begins EU Campaign to Tout Real-World Potential of Metaverse
Today in Crypto: FIFA Builds NFT Platform for Soccer Fans; Meta Begins EU Campaign to...
September 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FIFA will be debuting a non-fungible token (NFT) platform to offer digital collectibles portraying the best game moments in soccer, Bitcoin.com reported. The platform will...

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UK Regulators Scrutinize Revolut After Finding Audit Flaws
UK Regulators Scrutinize Revolut After Finding Audit Flaws
September 05, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Revolut is being pressured to improve its internal controls for financial reporting, after the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council said the FinTech’s audits were flawed and...

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CMA Cracks Down on ‘Bundling’ Rules Breach at Top UK Banks
CMA Cracks Down on ‘Bundling’ Rules Breach at Top UK Banks
September 05, 2022  |  Banking

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) this week announced that it has directed NatWest to issue refunds after it was found to have...

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Invoice Financing, Real-Time Cash Flow Forecasting Bring Relief to Struggling UK SMEs
Invoice Financing, Real-Time Cash Flow Forecasting Bring Relief to Struggling UK SMEs
September 05, 2022  |  SMBs

The past 18 months have been a period of “unbelievable stress” for small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) owners in the U.K., according to Ann Marie...

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Report: UK Already Suspects $1.3B ‘Bounce-Back’ Loans Fraudulent
Report: UK Already Suspects $1.3B ‘Bounce-Back’ Loans Fraudulent
September 02, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The British government reportedly expects that 3.3 billion pounds (about $3.8 billion) of the “bounce-back” loans it made to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in...

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Microsoft-Activision Deal Could Hurt Competition, CMA Says
Microsoft-Activision Deal Could Hurt Competition, CMA Says
September 02, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog said Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard could hinder competition and warrants further investigation. The Competition...

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Carta Acquires UK Equity Management Firm Capdesk
Carta Acquires UK Equity Management Firm Capdesk
September 01, 2022  |  Investments

Silicon Valley tech firm Carta is acquiring London equity management company Capdesk for undisclosed terms. “We founded Capdesk with a vision of changing finance for...

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Notting Hill Carnival Returns to London Amid High Consumer Costs, Record Inflation
Notting Hill Carnival Returns to London Amid High Consumer Costs, Record Inflation
August 29, 2022  |  POS Innovation

This week and for the first time since 2019, Londoners gathered for the annual Notting Hill carnival, a street festival and celebration of the city’s...

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