Tag: UK
UK invites African tech startups to apply for its Pathfinder Awards
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has opened applications for African tech startups to participate in its Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards (UKPA),...
UK to hold tech firms accountable for fraud on their platforms,...
Eleven Big Tech firms and social media platforms have signed up to a UK Online Fraud Charter to combat rising levels of scams from...
FinTechs jump at 99% tax removal between UK and Australia, lessons...
In December 2021, the UK and Australia signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to facilitate bilateral trade and investment. The FTA agrees upon the removal of...
UK blocks $69-billion Microsoft, Activision deal
The UK said it would block Microsoft’s US$69-billion acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud...
UK bans TikTok on government phones
Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have barred...
UK government launches fraud and money laundering crackdown
The UK government has announced plans to rolled out reforms to protect the economy from fraud and money laundering.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency...
WhatsApp refuses UK, EU orders to breach users’ privacy
The newly proposed UK and EU laws are asking social media platforms to read people’s messages and WhatsApp is refusing as it’s a violation of users’...
UK, South Korea ink data sharing deal
The UK government has struck a deal with South Korea to boost data sharing between the nations, a move designed to spark a new...
As BoG caution banks against crypto: Big banks in UK invest...
Institutional digital asset trading technology firm Talos has secured a $1.25 billion valuation after closing a $105 million Series B funding round joined by...
UK to introduce new rules to preserve cash and reimburse fraud...
The UK Government is to introduce new legislation to protect access to cash and to require banks to refund victims of authorised push payment...