Category: RegTech

February 23, 2023

When registering with the CSA, it says crypto exchanges must have enhanced protections for the custody and segregation of crypto assets for Canadian clients and a prohibition on offering margin, credit or other forms of leverage. Platforms are also prohibited […]

February 20, 2023

The Telegraph reports that the company’s Lithuanian subsidiary PayRNet is being investigated by the country’s central bank. PayRNet secured an electronic money institution licence from the Bank of Lithuania in 2020. In a statement, the Bank of Lithuania says: “There […]

February 20, 2023

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) calls for public feedback on its newly proposed licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges set to take effect from June 2023. A key consideration of the public consultation window is whether to allow licensed […]

February 17, 2023

Mueller, who has spent more than 20 years combating financial crime at financial institutions including UBS, American Express and Commerzbank, joins from Rabobank North America where he served as AML and sanctions officer for more than six years. Founded in […]

February 16, 2023

‘An Alternative Financing and Investment Platform’ The Oman financial markets regulator, the Oman Capital Market Authority, has said it plans to establish a virtual assets framework to “regulate and develop the market in the Sultanate of Oman.” According to the […]

February 8, 2023

The CEO and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, believes that banning retail crypto staking in the United States would be a “terrible” move by the country’s regulators. Armstrong made the comments in a Feb. 9 Twitter thread which […]

February 7, 2023

Protecting Korean Security Token Investors The South Korean financial markets regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has okayed the issuance and distribution of security tokens, a report has said. According to the report, Korean investors are expected to begin trading […]

February 6, 2023

The bank will deploy Tookitaki’s Anti-Money Laundering Suite (AMLS), which the regtech firm says provides risk coverage, sharper detection, and significantly fewer false alerts than legacy financial crime detection systems, allowing BONI to achieve “new levels of accuracy and speed”. […]

February 6, 2023

The UK’s financial regulatory body has appointed seven advisors to a new Innovation Advisory Group (IAG) which will meet for the first time this month. The IAG will also alert the FCA on key issues in financial technology and regulation […]

January 27, 2023

Former fintech darling Wirecard imploded in 2020, filing for insolvency after disclosing a €1.9 billion hole in its accounts. Its collapse came after EY, its auditor for more than a decade, refused to sign off its 2019 accounts, forcing out […]

January 27, 2023

The round was led by Washington DC-based Sands Capital and saw participation from new and existing investors including DN Capital, Coalition, BlackFin Capital Partners and Picus Capital. Hawk AI CEO and co-founder Tobias Schweiger says: “Hawk AI’s growth will continue […]

January 26, 2023

EU Legislators Approve Draft Law Implementing the Basel III Capital Regulations for Banks Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) supported a bill on Tuesday designed to enforce the latest global bank capital rules. Reuters […]

January 25, 2023

New Code the Result of Collaborative Effort Between ARB and Crypto Entities According to the latest code of practice released by South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), crypto-related advertisements must clearly warn the public that investing in digital assets “may […]

January 23, 2023

Multinational banking group HSBC has received an official warning from UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding failures in providing the correct information about the Open Banking processes. According to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the bank published […]

January 13, 2023

Binance Approved to Operate in 7 EU Countries Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced Thursday that its Swedish entity, Binance Nordics AB, “has been granted registration as a financial institution for management and trading in virtual currency by the Swedish Financial Supervisory […]

January 12, 2023

United Kingdom Prepares to Begin Consultation on Digital Pound Currency The executive power in London is considering the introduction a digital version of the national currency, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told lawmakers, the BBC reported. A public […]

January 12, 2023

Crypto investors have been urged to keep their eyes peeled for “deepfake” crypto scams to come, with the digital-doppelganger technology continuing to advance, making it harder for viewers to separate fact from fiction. David Schwed, the chief operating officer of […]

January 11, 2023

Brazilians Harness Stablecoins as Dollar Replacement The popularity of stablecoins in Brazil is soaring as investors and companies are looking to take refuge in the U.S. dollar to hedge against the volatility of the asset market. Executives from several exchanges […]

January 10, 2023

‘A Successful Payment Mechanism’ In its recently unveiled payments system document, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the bank would be open to developing “a regulatory framework for [the] potential implementations of the stablecoin.” The document claims that such […]

January 10, 2023

Hong Kong Aims to Become Regional Crypto Hub Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po reaffirmed the city’s crypto commitment at a web3 summit in Cyberport Monday. Emphasizing that Hong Kong remains committed to becoming a regional crypto hub, the […]