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Changes in Open Banking, Fraud Key to Boost Digital Payments, Says UK Regulator
Changes in Open Banking, Fraud Key to Boost Digital Payments, Says UK Regulator
May 13, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Payment System Regulator’s (PSR) panel issued recommendations on May 10 to eliminate barriers for consumers and merchants to access digital payments in the...

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ACI Worldwide Pairs With Payment Manager NORBr on eCommerce Tools
ACI Worldwide Pairs With Payment Manager NORBr on eCommerce Tools
May 12, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Real-time payments firm ACI Worldwide is partnering with NORBr, a payment services distributor platform for digital merchants, to facilitate merchants’ connection to ACI’s solutions.  Nigel...

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UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
May 12, 2022  |  Regulation

Four NatWest Group banks — National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts & Co. — were hit with fines totaling $1.9...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight; Britain and Argentina Crack Down
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight;...
May 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators and central bankers around the world have long had stablecoins in their sites as a potential threat to financial security, their control over economies...

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Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
May 10, 2022  |  emea

The U.K. government revealed today (May 10) its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session. The Queen´s Speech, this year delivered by Prince Charles, unveiled...

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SaaS Platform Paddle Valued at $1.4B Following $200M Series D
SaaS Platform Paddle Valued at $1.4B Following $200M Series D
May 10, 2022  |  Investments

British Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) payments infrastructure platform Paddle has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round that values the company at $1.4 billion, according...

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Google, Meta Dodge UK’s Plan to Force Fairer Deals With Publishers 
Google, Meta Dodge UK’s Plan to Force Fairer Deals With Publishers 
May 09, 2022  |  Big Tech

The United Kingdom was about to join a list of countries including Australia, Canada, France and Spain that imposed limits on the negotiations between Big...

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UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
May 03, 2022  |  Retail

U.K. retail firms Tesco, J Sainsbury, Greggs and Waterstones, among others, have formed the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition that will push to eliminate the...

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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Lobbies UK Ahead of Crypto Regulations
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Lobbies UK Ahead of Crypto Regulations
April 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle has been conducting several “state visits” to the United Kingdom for the past year, looking at how to expand its business there, Bloomberg wrote...

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