CMA says £1.2bn data firm merger could raise costs for NHS
The UK’s competition regulator has raised concerns that a £1.2bn merger of two data firms based in the US and UK could result in higher...
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CMA launches probe into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
The UK’s competition regulator has launched a merger inquiry into Broadcom’s $61bn (£49.5bn) acquisition of VMware. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching the...
‘Big six’ banks implement open banking at five year milestone
The six largest banking providers in the UK have all implemented the requirements of the Open Banking Roadmap, the government has announced on the fifth...
Meta’s forced divestiture of Giphy met with mixed reaction by UK tech
The UK competition watchdog’s decision to force Meta to unwind its acquisition of Giphy has drawn mixed reactions from the country’s tech community, with entrepreneurs...
CMA clears NortonLifeLock’s £6bn Avast takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £6bn acquisition of cybersecurity company Avast by US giant NortonLifeLock. The deal, which was initially blocked...
Starling and Monzo beat high street banks for service quality, survey finds
Challenger banks Monzo and Starling have trumped high street banks in a customer survey of service quality for UK personal and business current accounts. UK...
Ex-CMA boss files £10bn competition lawsuit against crypto giants
The former chair of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has filed a £10bn lawsuit against crypto companies, including Binance and Kraken, which are...
Google investigated over online ad dominance by competition watchdog
The UK’s competition watchdog is launching an investigation into tech giant Alphabet’s flagship subsidiary Google over alleged unfair market dominance in online advertising. This will...
CMA to create regulatory body to oversee open banking industry
The UK’s competition regulator has recommended the establishment of a new entity to have “regulatory oversight” of the open banking industry. The Competition and Markets...
UK open banking users surpass 5m amid fintech boom
The number of active UK open banking users has now surpassed five million – just four years after the practice was made a regulatory requirement...
