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Royal Mint Launches 18-Karat Gold Mastercard With Unlimited Spend
Royal Mint Launches 18-Karat Gold Mastercard With Unlimited Spend
October 11, 2019  |  Mastercard

The Royal Mint announced that it is partnering with Mastercard and Accomplish Financial to launch a solid gold payment card. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Kazakh FinTech Defers London IPO On ‘Unfavorable’ Market Conditions
Kazakh FinTech Defers London IPO On ‘Unfavorable’ Market Conditions
October 08, 2019  |  IPO

Kazakh FinTech group Kaspi.kz has decided to postpone its U.K. initial public offering (IPO), which was poised to be the biggest IPO by a central...

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Finance Minister: UK To Exit EU On Oct. 31
Finance Minister: UK To Exit EU On Oct. 31
September 30, 2019  |  Brexit

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said the country will split from the European Union effective Oct. 31, Reuters reported on Monday (Sept. 30). Get...

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What Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future
What Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future
September 19, 2019  |  Global Payments

The Brexit saga is a case study in uncertainty ever since then-British Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down June 24, 2016, the day after the...

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Facebook Lobbied UK For Libra Support Pre-Launch
Facebook Lobbied UK For Libra Support Pre-Launch
September 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Before it publicly released its plans for Libra, Facebook met with the Finance Ministry, the central bank and regulators in the U.K. about the proposed...

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FCA Questions Metro Bank Managers On Misreporting Allegations
FCA Questions Metro Bank Managers On Misreporting Allegations
September 17, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Metro Bank senior managers are being grilled by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) about a misreporting scandal that caused stock values to fall in excess...

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Global Banks Plan For No-Deal Brexit
Global Banks Plan For No-Deal Brexit
August 30, 2019  |  Brexit

International financial institutions in the U.K. are getting ready for changes as it becomes more likely there will be a no-deal Brexit in October, Bloomberg...

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British Retail Sales Take Pre-Brexit Nosedive
British Retail Sales Take Pre-Brexit Nosedive
August 23, 2019  |  Retail

New data shows that retail sales in the UK are taking a pre-Brexit nosedive, falling in August at the fastest pace since December 2008. Get...

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UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
UK Labour Party Wants To Reopen Closed Shops In New Plan
August 19, 2019  |  International

The opposition U.K. Labour party has announced a plan to let local government reopen closed storefronts that have been unoccupied for at least a year...

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