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UK OKs Bottomline’s Experian Buy

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Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the acquisition of Experian Payments Gateway (EPG) by B2B payments firm Bottomline Technologies after finding the deal won’t negatively impact competition, according to a CMA report on Tuesday (Feb. million purchase of EPG. million deal. and EPG was its largest rival.

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Trade Finance, Early Wage Access Take B2B VC Lead

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million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market. Real-time cross-border B2B payment FinTech Vitesse has announced $8.3 B2B payments startup Routable has emerged from stealth mode, and is launching with a $16 million investment round. million in Series A funding.

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Bottomline Takeover Raises New Concerns With UK Competition Regs

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Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is raising new concerns about Bottomline Technologies’ acquisition of Experian Payments Gateway (EPG), warning in a press release that the takeover may amount to rising prices. If those remedies are not provided, the CMA will begin Phase 2 of its investigation. Bottomline now has until Oct.

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Ceva Logistics Turns To M&A To Accelerate Digitization

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Netherlands-based Ceva Logistics is expanding through the acquisition of CMA CGM’s freight management operations, a press release announced Friday (Oct 26). CMA CGM first acquired a majority stake in Ceva earlier this year during its $1.3 CMA CGM first acquired a majority stake in Ceva earlier this year during its $1.3

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Clarification on the manner of dealing with differences in ITC availed FORM GSTR-3B Vs ITC reflecting in GSTR-2A for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19

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Such certificate shall be issued by Chartered Accountant (CA) or the Cost Accountant (CMA) certifying that supplies in respect of the invoices not appearing in GSTR-2A of the recipient have actually been made by the supplier to the said registered person. Certificate issued by CA or CMA shall contain UDIN.

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No Breakup For UK’s Big Four Accountancy Firms

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’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG , PwC , EY and Deloitte — have escaped a forced breakup from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), The Guardia n reported on Tuesday (Dec. The CMA said the proposal would spur competition in the market, and allow smaller auditing and accounting companies to obtain greater market share.

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PwC: Next Auditing Giant To Overhaul Business

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Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) earlier this year that the Big Four auditors separate their auditing and consulting operations and conduct audits in conjunction with smaller auditing companies. But the Big Four auditing firms have shied away from accepting the CMA’s recommendation for a breakup. ”

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