The new Google rules: What lead buyers & lead sellers need to know

Over the last 18 months the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has often hinted that it would enact changes to regulate online financial services advertising - It's huffed and puffed but hasn’t blown any houses down.All of that changed yesterday (30th June) when Google emailed its advertiser client base, announcing a new policy. From August 30th all websites involved with finan...
Alain Desmier

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