Tagged: decta

March 26, 2025 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Spring Statement is always a grab bag of policies claiming to solve just about every economic woe. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, shared her policy vision for the future today, and once again, the delivery promised fixes to an economy that continues… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will address Parliament next week with her economic plan, which she will present to policymakers. The Spring Statement is expected to include numerous policy changes aiming to boost economic growth while cutting government costs and associated red tape, which undermines… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)will be shuttered by the UK government. The move is described as reducing “red tape” or “unnecessary regulation” to improve growth by reducing the burdens ladled upon businesses. The PSR oversees payment systems like card rails. Its responsibilities will be… Read More

December 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As he looks ahead to 2025, DECTA CEO Scott Dawson sees SMEs, Donald Trump, an AI backlash, Open Banking, and PSD3 making headlines. The ‘real’ year of the SME Dawson said markets were assured that 2024 was going be the Year of the SME, but… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the UK government revealed its new budget and the changes being made to cover a deficit while attempting to fuel economic growth. While the punditry will be digesting the statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, for days, CI has received a… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autumn Statement, the event where the UK government outlines its forthcoming budget and associated programs, is scheduled for Wednesday, October 30th. Expectations are for the Labour government to increase certain taxes as it aims to close a gap in funding. CI has received multiple… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 11:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Executives from two Fintech companies believe this week’s system outages could hurt SMEs the most and highlight the need for additional resiliency in an increasingly connected world. The past seven days began with an outage at CHAPS. While it was temporary, it significantly affected European… Read More

April 18, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the UK rethinking its approach to AI legislation, Scott Dawson, Head of Strategic Partnerships at DECTA, an end-to-end payments solutions provider, has shared insights focused on examining what a divergence in the UK and the EU’s legislative approach in AI could mean. Scott Dawson,… Read More