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ClearBank Expands Clearing and Embedded Banking Services to Europe
ClearBank Expands Clearing and Embedded Banking Services to Europe
August 09, 2024  |  Banking

Embedded banking firm ClearBank expanded from the United Kingdom to Europe. The newly established ClearBank Europe N.V. is headquartered in the Netherlands and has a...

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UK’s CMA Launches Merger Inquiry Into Amazon Partnership With Anthropic
UK’s CMA Launches Merger Inquiry Into Amazon Partnership With Anthropic
August 08, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic is being investigated by the United Kingdom’s competition and markets regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched...

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UK’s National Crime Agency Shuts Down Platform Enabling Scam Calls
UK’s National Crime Agency Shuts Down Platform Enabling Scam Calls
August 02, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) reported Thursday (Aug. 1) that it shut down a platform that was used to make 1.8 million scam calls...

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British Banks Cut Costs as Interest Rates Begin to Decline
British Banks Cut Costs as Interest Rates Begin to Decline
August 02, 2024  |  Banking

The largest banks in the United Kingdom are reportedly cutting costs to protect profits as interest rates begin to decline. The moves come as the...

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Mastercard Teams With UK Neobank Ampere on Card-to-Card Payments
Mastercard Teams With UK Neobank Ampere on Card-to-Card Payments
August 01, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and U.K. neobank Ampere teamed up to enhance the latter’s services for small businesses. The collaboration expands Ampere’s services and transfers offering, allowing its...

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UK Crime Agency, Banks Cooperate to Identify Organized Crime
UK Crime Agency, Banks Cooperate to Identify Organized Crime
July 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and seven U.K. banks are working together to identify and take action against organized crime. In this public-private...

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UK’s FCA Announces Proposals, Rules to Strengthen Capital Markets
UK’s FCA Announces Proposals, Rules to Strengthen Capital Markets
July 26, 2024  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed new rules on publishing a prospectus, raising capital and regulating secondary markets, and finalized new rules on...

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Coinbase Fined $4.5 Million Over ‘High Risk’ Customers
Coinbase Fined $4.5 Million Over ‘High Risk’ Customers
July 25, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has been fined $4.5 million by a U.K. regulator for serving “high-risk” customers. The fine, announced Thursday (July 25) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), was levied against a...

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BNPL Regulations Revived by New UK Government
BNPL Regulations Revived by New UK Government
July 25, 2024  |  BNPL

Great Britain is reportedly resurrecting plans to regulate buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers. It’s happening under the country’s new Labour leadership, CNBC reported Thursday (July 25),...

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