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What Happens Next? Following a Live GDPR Access Request at Worldline UK

The Curious Case of Access Without Copies In its previous reporting, Loopline Media noted that Worldline UK had apologised for “unintended anxiety” arising from a request for personal data. Subsequent correspondence brings that underlying issue into sharper focus. The original request, dated 24 November 2025, was expressly framed as a request under Articles 12–15 UK

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Did you know? Your contactless card limit could soon be your choice

For years, contactless card payments in the UK have come with a hard cap: £100 per tap. Whether you were paying for a weekly shop, a train ticket, or a last-minute purchase, that limit applied to everyone, everywhere. From March 2026, banks and card providers will be allowed to offer higher contactless limits, or even

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‘Sorry for the Anxiety’ – Worldline UK’s Apology Exposes Friction in GDPR Request

In January 2026, Worldline UK issued an apology in relation to its handling of an ongoing data subject access request, acknowledging that aspects of its correspondence had caused “unintended anxiety” to the requester. The apology followed a series of exchanges concerning how the Sunject to Access Request (SAR) was being processed and how information was

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The Dangers of Merchant Cash Advances – What Worldline and YouLend’s Entry Means for Small Businesses

The rapid expansion of embedded finance has reshaped how small and medium-sized businesses access capital. Payment providers that once confined themselves to transaction processing now occupy a far more central position in merchants’ financial lives, with real-time insight into turnover, seasonality, and trading behaviour. That proximity has increasingly been leveraged to offer working-capital products directly

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Contactless cards: what they are, how they work, and how safe they really are

Contactless debit and credit cards are now the norm in the UK. They allow you to pay quickly by tapping your card on a reader, without entering a PIN for most everyday purchases. Roughly three out of every four card payments are now made this way. Although paying without a PIN can feel risky, contactless

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Worldline Faces Strategic Reckoning as It Books €4.1 Billion Impairment

Worldline, has reported a net loss of €4.2 billion for the first half of 2025. The loss stems from a substantial €4.1 billion impairment on goodwill, a move that underscores the company’s reassessment of prior acquisitions and the underperformance of its Merchant Services division. At the centre of the impairment is Worldline’s Merchant Services unit.

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