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Barclays to Sell Stake in Payment Acceptance Business to Brookfield
Barclays to Sell Stake in Payment Acceptance Business to Brookfield
April 17, 2025  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Barclays and private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management partnered to grow Barclays’ payment acceptance business and transform it into a standalone entity. The partnership brings...

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UK’s FCA to Establish Regional Offices in US and Asia-Pacific
UK’s FCA to Establish Regional Offices in US and Asia-Pacific
April 15, 2025  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is establishing offices in the United States and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to offer services like helping firms...

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Revolut to Add UK Stocks to Trading Platform
Revolut to Add UK Stocks to Trading Platform
April 11, 2025  |  Investments

Revolut reportedly plans to add U.K. stocks to its trading platform within days. The company gained its U.K. trading license in November, has over 800,000...

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Mastercard and Kraken Team to Promote Crypto Payments in the EU and UK
Mastercard and Kraken Team to Promote Crypto Payments in the EU and UK
April 09, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency platform Kraken launched a payments-focused partnership with Mastercard. The collaboration will allow Kraken customers in the United Kingdom and Europe to spend crypto assets...

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UK Consumers Trail Merchants in Digital Wallet Know-How
UK Consumers Trail Merchants in Digital Wallet Know-How
April 09, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Trust and familiarity are central to the payments experience. At the end of the day, consumers won’t pay with methods they don’t know much about...

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PayPal Brings Personalized Ads Offering to UK Shoppers
PayPal Brings Personalized Ads Offering to UK Shoppers
April 02, 2025  |  Retail

PayPal is bringing its PayPal Ads program to the United Kingdom. The solution, first introduced last year in the United States, lets brands and merchants...

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UK’s FCA Plans to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation
UK’s FCA Plans to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation
March 25, 2025  |  Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority plans to retire more than 100 pages of outdated guidance, withdraw hundreds of supervisory publications and take other steps...

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Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness
Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness
March 24, 2025  |  Digital Payments

United Kingdom FinTech Monzo debuted a tool to help consumers share expenses with friends and family. Monzo Split is aimed at solving what the company...

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Adyen and Affirm Expand Partnership to UK
Adyen and Affirm Expand Partnership to UK
March 20, 2025  |  BNPL

Global payments platform Adyen and BNPL platform Affirm have extended their partnership into the U.K., a move designed to help British merchants offer consumers more...

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