Tag: UK
UK Watchdog Welcomes Sony & Nintendo Subscription Changes
The UK’s competition regulator has said it welcomes changes being made to how Sony and Nintendo sell online gaming subscriptions following an investigation into the sector.
The Competition...
Bosch Buys UK Self-Driving Firm Five AI
Multinational tech firm Bosch has acquired Five AI, a British automated driving company.
According to an announcement posted on the Bosch website Tuesday (April 12), Five chose...
UK Financial Watchdog’s Plan Includes Crypto & Big Tech
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet...
UK Watchdog Extends Measures On London Slots
British Airways (BA) and American Airlines must continue to offer four daily airport slots on three UK-US routes to competitors until March 2026, the...
UK’s Next Antitrust Head May Be A Woman
The UK's government may appoint the first female head of the UK competition regulator, in replacement of outgoing director Andrea Coscelli when he steps...
UK To Regulate Stablecoins And Launch An NFT
Great Britain unveiled plans Monday (April 4) to mint its own non-fungible token (NFT) in an effort to become a major player on the...
UK Watchdog Clears Mega Dairy Merger
The UK’s competition body has cleared the merger of Medina Dairy with Freshways Dairy after putting the proposed deal under the microscope in February.
Medina,...
UK’s CMA Says HSBC Breached Rules For Over 9 Years
British multinational investment bank HSBC has been found guilty of breaching banking rules over a period of nine years after it told small firms...
UK To Propose New Crypto Rules
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is ending its Temporary Registration Regime (TRR) for crypto asset businesses on March 31, and those companies that are...
UK Watchdog Blocks $5B Cargotec-Konecranes Merger
Finnish engineering groups Konecranes and Cargotec decided on Tuesday to cancel their planned merger after the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked...