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APIs Drive Omnichannel Growth by Connecting Real-Time Transaction Data Across Channels
APIs Drive Omnichannel Growth by Connecting Real-Time Transaction Data Across Channels
May 27, 2022  |  API

For most of the time that retailers have existed, the only option shoppers had when they wanted to buy something was to go to a...

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UK Payment Regulator Expands Plan to Fight Authorized Push Payment Fraud
UK Payment Regulator Expands Plan to Fight Authorized Push Payment Fraud
May 26, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K. Payment Systems Regulators (PSR) announced on Tuesday (May 24) that it will need to delay an important deadline for companies to comply with...

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UK Facial Recognition Ruling Could Spur Innovation
UK Facial Recognition Ruling Could Spur Innovation
May 26, 2022  |  Biometrics

The U.K.’s data-privacy watchdog’s recent $10 million fine on facial recognition company Clearview AI Inc. could spur innovation in the space, including advancements in payments...

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EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
EMEA Daily: Google Ad Practices Investigated in UK
May 26, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K.’s Competition and Market Authority launches its second investigation this year into Google’s...

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FCA Aims to Streamline Stock Listing Rules to Boost UK Growth
FCA Aims to Streamline Stock Listing Rules to Boost UK Growth
May 26, 2022  |  Stock Index

The two-tiered structure of London’s main stock market could be streamlined into a single entry point to encourage an easier path for fast-growth technology firms...

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UK Launches Second Probe of Google Ad Practices
UK Launches Second Probe of Google Ad Practices
May 26, 2022  |  Google

The U.K.’s antitrust watchdog said Thursday (May 26) that it has launched a new investigation into Google’s advertising technology practices, the second in as many...

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Paddle Seals Deal for $200M Acquisition of Subscription Retention Firm ProfitWell
Paddle Seals Deal for $200M Acquisition of Subscription Retention Firm ProfitWell
May 25, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) payments infrastructure platform Paddle is acquiring subscription metrics and retention automation firm ProfitWell for $200 million in cash and equity.  The deal marks...

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Verv Launches Multicurrency Banking Solution for Businesses
Verv Launches Multicurrency Banking Solution for Businesses
May 24, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Verv has debuted its Multi-Currency Business Accounts, which will let companies in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the U.K. receive, pay and hold money...

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Travel Startup TripActions Seeks Funding at $9B Valuation
Travel Startup TripActions Seeks Funding at $9B Valuation
May 24, 2022  |  Investments

TripActions is looking at a new round of funding with a higher value, highlighting the investor interest in travel tech companies as the industry recovers,...

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