Clik here to view.
CASS plays Casanova to CMA’s current account commitments
The UK’s Current Account Switch Service (CASS) says it meets one of the commitments set out in response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) final report into retail banking. As Banking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cennox acquires Diebold UK & Ireland business
“Hugely excited” by the Diebold UK & Ireland acquisition As a result of the ruling of the UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA), Diebold Nixdorf is shedding some of its business. Diebold UK...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog pushes hard on open banking plan
Alasdair Smith, CMA inquiry chair The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is ramping up its efforts for open banking within the nation’s retail banking scene. As reported in February, the CMA...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog reveals rules to fuel open banking
Open banking rules UK Open Banking, the implementation entity set up by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has released its accounts and transaction information and payments initiation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 July 2017
Packed with fintech goodness Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! Banking Technology July/August 2017 issue out now All the fintech goodness the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK competition watchdog tells ICE to sell Trayport
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finally decided that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) should sell Trayport to preserve competition in wholesale energy trading. As Banking Technology...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog backs PSR plan for merger of three payment bodies
Let the bodies hit the floor… The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has got approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its plan for the consolidation of the operators of three...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK regulator balances the looks for current accounts
Sings go compare… The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched proposals to help people compare the service levels for personal and business current accounts. The FCA proposes that firms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog approves Cardtronics purchase of ATM provider DCP
UK watchdog now approves ATM merger Cardtronics’ $460-million purchase of rival ATM provider DirectCash Payments (DCP) has finally been approved by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK regulator reveals retail banking remedies
Overdraft warnings are one of the fixes the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has brought in as part of its retail banking investigation. As reported in ye olde 2016, the CMA unveiled its plans to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog takes legal action over Barclays PPI breach
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action against Barclays after it failed, for a second time, to send annual reminders to payment protection insurance (PPI) customers. Yo!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FCA and CMA demand transparency in banking service quality
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have released new rules to allow consumers and small businesses to have better information about the banking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog investigating Nasdaq’s $190m bid for Cinnober
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into Nasdaq’s $190 million all cash offer for Swedish trading tech firm Cinnober. OK in UK? As reported in September, Nasdaq said the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PayPal’s iZettle acquisition raises UK competition concerns
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is snooping around and says that PayPal’s takeover of Swedish start-up iZettle could lead to higher prices or reduce the range of services for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CMA clamps down on open banking implementation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued Directions to five banks in respect of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017. The nine mandated institutions are referred to as the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK competition watchdog tells ICE to sell Trayport
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finally decided that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) should sell Trayport to preserve competition in wholesale energy trading. As Banking Technology...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog backs PSR plan for merger of three payment bodies
Let the bodies hit the floor… The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has got approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its plan for the consolidation of the operators of three...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK regulator balances the looks for current accounts
Sings go compare… The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched proposals to help people compare the service levels for personal and business current accounts. The FCA proposes that firms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK watchdog approves Cardtronics purchase of ATM provider DCP
UK watchdog now approves ATM merger Cardtronics’ $460-million purchase of rival ATM provider DirectCash Payments (DCP) has finally been approved by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK regulator reveals retail banking remedies
Overdraft warnings are one of the fixes the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has brought in as part of its retail banking investigation. As reported in ye olde 2016, the CMA unveiled its plans to...
View Article