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Lawsuit Against Google Gets Green Light From London Court
Lawsuit Against Google Gets Green Light From London Court
October 02, 2019  |  Legal

A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data collection claims was given the green light by London appeals judges who...

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DeepMind AI Firm Owes £1.04bn To Owner Alphabet
DeepMind AI Firm Owes £1.04bn To Owner Alphabet
August 07, 2019  |  Debt

DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company based in London that Google bought for £400 million ($486 million) in 2014, is deeply in debt and owes its...

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Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
Event Startup Fever Notches $35M
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Event startup Fever announced it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital. Atresmedia, Accel, and former chairman of U.S. investments...

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London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
July 29, 2019  |  Digital Banking

A company called Glint Pay has launched a debit card that’s backed by gold instead of currency, according to a report in The Denver Post....

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Just Eat, Takeaway.com Rumored To Combine To Take On Uber Eats
Just Eat, Takeaway.com Rumored To Combine To Take On Uber Eats
July 28, 2019  |  Delivery

Dutch takeout giant Takeaway.com is in talks to buy London’s Just Eat and create a £9 billion ($11.1 billion) online food ordering business that is...

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Challenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
Challenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
July 11, 2019  |  Banking

London-based VibePay has won approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide direct-to-bank payments via open banking. VibePay will launch its first product,...

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RiverPay Facilitates Payments Via Alipay, WeChat At Harrods
RiverPay Facilitates Payments Via Alipay, WeChat At Harrods
July 11, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Integrated payments and marketing platform RiverPay has announced that it is facilitating payments through Alipay and WeChat Pay at Harrods’ Knightsbridge store in London, according...

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Microsoft To Open First European Store In London
Microsoft To Open First European Store In London
July 10, 2019  |  Retail

As Microsoft looks to bolster its physical presence and compete with other firms that offer unique brick-and-mortar experiences for shoppers, the tech company plans to...

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Ola Prepares To Compete With Uber In London
Ola Prepares To Compete With Uber In London
July 05, 2019  |  Ridesharing

In a move that would take on Uber in one of its largest markets outside of the Americas, Ola is gearing up to go up...

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