iSignthis Ltd announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary ISXUK, as per the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, was approved as an Authorised Electronic Money Institution by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), UK. ISX now has full access and continuity to the vital British market post BREXIT as well as extends the group’s regulatory authorisations. The FCA’s UK authorisation lets ISXUK to issue, distribute and redeem electronic money. It can also provide the full range of payment services that falls under the Payment Services Regulations 2017.
ByteDance has rejected the bid offered by Microsoft and has chosen another bidder Oracle for its TikTok US operation. Oracle would be taking significant stake in the business. ByteDance highlighted that Oracle would be its technology partner. The deal reflects a symbolic loss for Microsoft as it has an advertising business and Tik Tok generates revenue by showing advertisements to its users while scrolling through videos in the app. Now, Oracle can provide TikTok with the cloud infrastructure.
Arm Holdings, is being sold by its Japanese owners for $40bn in a deal that could reshape the semiconductor landscape. Nvidia, a US company, will pay SoftBank $21.5bn in shares and $12bn in cash for the chip designer although the deal is still subject to regulatory approval in the UK. It is expected that Nvidia will face tough conditions on protecting jobs and the status of Arm’s headquarters in Cambridge as part of the deal. SoftBank paid $32bn for the company four years ago in a deal that netted a fortune for Arm’s executives.