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The CMA’s Digital Markets Strategy: refreshed

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Christopher Wilsher

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now released a refreshed version of its Digital Markets Strategy (February 2021, refresh), first published in July 2019. The updated strategy is a result of significant developments in the political and regulatory landscape …

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Visa’s Acquisition of Plaid – Who Benefits Most?

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

The UK Competition and Markets Authority recently cleared the global card network Visa’s acquisition of Plaid, a US-based fintech, whose primary business is to act as an ‘aggregator’ in the payments sector. The deal, first announced in January of this …

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Competition & Markets Authority takes action against unfair practices arising from Coronavirus

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

In March 2020, the Competition & Markets Authority established a dedicated COVID-19 taskforce to identify, monitor and respond to competition and consumer concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the task force has already been contacted more than 80,000 times. …

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