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Gordon Brown Says About AI’s Ability to Save Economy From Low Growth
News

Gordon Brown Says About AI’s Ability to Save Economy From Low Growth

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that artificial intelligence can be a salvation for the global economy, which will save this sphere from a decade of low growth.

NatWest Faces ATM Glitch
Finance & Economics

NatWest Faces ATM Glitch

The British bank NatWest announced the elimination of an IT problem with its ATMs, due to which thousands of customers of this financial institution decided that funds had disappeared from their accounts.

UK Antitrust Watchdog Publishes Principles for AI Regulation
Science & Technology

UK Antitrust Watchdog Publishes Principles for AI Regulation

The UK’s antimonopoly watchdog has unveiled the principles of artificial intelligence regulation and announced the launch of a project aimed at strengthening control over advanced technology, the development of which is carried out at a very rapid pace.

Orsted to Power 90K Irish Households With Solar Energy
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Orsted to Power 90K Irish Households With Solar Energy

Orsted and Terra Solar will develop a new 400 MW solar energy portfolio in Ireland

HSBC Launches New Account Opening Service
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HSBC Launches New Account Opening Service

HSBC has launched a new service for opening business accounts in several markets.

Monzo Introduces Investments Powered by BlackRock
Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Introduces Investments Powered by BlackRock

British banking challenger Monzo teams up with one of the world’s largest fund managers BlackRock to make investing easier and more accessible.

Barclays Reportedly Considers Selling of Stake in Its Merchant-Acquiring Business
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Barclays Reportedly Considers Selling of Stake in Its Merchant-Acquiring Business

Barclays Plc is currently exploring the prospects of implementing a potentially possible decision to sell a stake in its merchant-acquiring business in the United Kingdom.

NatWest Updates Payment Infrastructure With Low-Code Framework
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NatWest Updates Payment Infrastructure With Low-Code Framework

NatWest has partnered with the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) to modernise its payments system in compliance with the new global ISO 20022 payment data message standards.

Nigeria Has The Most Crypto-Keen Population Globally
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Nigeria Has The Most Crypto-Keen Population Globally

The findings from the global Web3 perception survey showed that 99% of Nigerians are more aware of Web3 and crypto concepts than people in major Western economies

London Stock Exchange Considers Entering Blockchain Market
Blockchain & Crypto

London Stock Exchange Considers Entering Blockchain Market

One of the oldest stock exchanges in the world, based in London, will reportedly use a separate entity for its planned blockchain-based markets business

Barclays Reportedly Invests in Promotion on Private Credit Market
Finance & Economics

Barclays Reportedly Invests in Promotion on Private Credit Market

The media reported that Barclays Plc, a structure that includes a multinational investment bank and a financial services company, decided to strengthen its position in the private loan market by allocating money from its balance sheet to implement the corresponding efforts.

British Parliamentarians Question Prospects of UK Leadership in AI Regulation
Science & Technology

British Parliamentarians Question Prospects of UK Leadership in AI Regulation

In the United Kingdom, parliamentarians said that the country’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to make the UK a leader in the regulation of artificial intelligence is under threat.

Atom Bank Partners With Assetz Capital for Commercial Mortgage Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Atom Bank Partners With Assetz Capital for Commercial Mortgage Access

Assetz Capital will act as a key distribution partner for Atom commercial mortgage loan applications covering all UK regions

IT Company Kainos to Invest £10 Million in AI
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IT Company Kainos to Invest £10 Million in AI

IT company Kainos, which is based in Belfast, announced its intention to invest 10 million pounds in the implementation of efforts to integrate generative artificial intelligence into its business.

UK Lolly POS Terminals Now Support Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

UK Lolly POS Terminals Now Support Bitcoin Lightning Payments

UK Customers now have the option to pay for their purchases using the Bitcoin Lightning network alongside conventional cash and card methods at all Lolly tills and kiosks

Microchip Giant Arm Files for IPO
Finance & Economics

Microchip Giant Arm Files for IPO

Arm Holdings, which is part of the ownership structure of SoftBank Group, has taken the first step toward initial public offerings of shares.