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The UK just declared Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle ‘critical’ to its financial system
Britain’s banks run on four American clouds. The Treasury reckons two-thirds of UK firms lean on the same handful. Now the regulators are stepping in. The UK has named Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle as “critical third parties” to its financial system, as Reuters first reported. The designation takes effect on 13 July. These are [] This story continues at The Next Web
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Related coverage for "The UK just declared Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle ‘critical’ to its financial system": The Next Web — Getty scraps its $3.7bn Shutterstock merger after a UK regulator won’t budge. POLITICO — What regulation will make the UK a world-leading financial center by 2035?. Foreign Policy Journal — Three Stocks (NASDAQ: AAPL, NYSE: KO, NASDAQ: MSFT) That Built Generational Wealth and Could Do It Again. Seeking Alpha — Amazon: Mr. Market Is Giving Them The Microsoft Treatment And He's Wrong. Malaysiakini — PM: Some misused govt loans on luxury offices, cars and second wives. GB News — POLL OF THE DAY: Is Britain's benefits bill out of control? VOTE NOW