With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax...
Laundry service startup Laundrapp announced that it has merged with its biggest competitor, Zipjet, to become the largest on-demand laundry service. Together, the companies will...
With the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to provide final and unconditional approval of PayPal’s completed acquisition of iZettle, the digital payments...
WorldRemit, the mobile payments company, announced Monday (June 3) that it raised $175 million in venture funding. In a press release, WorldRemit said the Series...
Amazon, the Seattle, Washington eCommerce giant, is expanding in the U.K., planning to launch pop-up stores to give small businesses the chance to sell on...
Yapily, the U.K.-based FinTech startup, has raised $5.4 million in a seed round of funding. According to a press release covered by PE Hub, the...
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Tom Watson, an MP and deputy leader of the Labour Party, has said he’s asking the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate Amazon’s...
U.K. bank NatWest is starting a merchant acquiring service for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to reports. The venture is called NatWest Tyl and...