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Cost-of-living crisis prompts ‘buy now, pay later’ warning from UK’s FCA

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -People responsible for misleading ‘buy now, pay later’ adverts could...

19th August, 2022

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Germany to lower sales tax on gas to 7% in bid to relieve consumers

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will lower the sales tax on gas to 7% in an effort to cushion the blow of...

18th August, 2022

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Factbox-Europe’s efforts to shield households from soaring energy costs

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin (Reuters) – Europe is facing a sharp rise in power bills driven by sky-rock...

15th August, 2022

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Ryanair to appeal against Hungary’s ‘baseless’ consumer protection fine

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Budget airline Ryanair said it would appeal to the courts af...

8th August, 2022

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Pre – MOT Checklist: Do It Yourself

Sponsored Feature Presented by Elite Direct If your annual MOT test is coming up and you are a littl...

4th August, 2022

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British financial watchdog toughens rules on high-risk product ads

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog finalised tougher rules on Monday for a...

1st August, 2022

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Preventing Zelle Fraud Through Behavioral Biometrics

By Raj Dasgupta, Director, Fraud Strategy at BioCatch The U.S. banking industry made a significant l...

19th July, 2022

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French Finance Minister: energy and transport firms must do more to ease inflation pain

PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said companies in the energy and transport...

29th June, 2022

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Car drivers in Hungary face refuelling limit at MOL, OMV pumps

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Passenger car drivers in Hungary will be limited to buying 50 litres of fuel a d...

24th June, 2022

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Insurance watchdog calls for pan-EU policy protection

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Harmonised insurance protection schemes of last resort are needed acr...

21st June, 2022

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TikTok to boost EU consumers’ rights, averts possible sanctions

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok has agreed to boos...

21st June, 2022

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UK watchdog to review post-Brexit Visa and Mastercard fees

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s payment systems regulator (PSR) will conduct two market rev...

21st June, 2022