Global
Global: FCA grants UK e-money license to Payoneer
Cross-border payments firm, Payoneer, has gained its Electronic Money License (EMI) with approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The license will allow ...
Global
Global: Amazon has received approval from the regulator to launch its constellation of more than 3,000 satellites
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon permission to launch 3,236 satellites into orbit to support its future broadband service, ...
Regulatory
Uganda: AMCUL, Fin-Tech Stakeholders Dialogue On Regulatory Environment
Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) in collaboration with other Fin-Tech Stakeholders held a dialogue on how to achieve a progressive regulatory environment ...
Global
Global: GAO Calls for Improved Data Privacy Protections
The most recent in a series of US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on the state of cybersecurity across the federal government makes ...
Global
Global: Chinese Central Bank Issues New Risk Rules for Financial Assets of Commercial Banks.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has launched new rules governing the risk categorisation of financial assets held by the country’s commercial banks. ...
Global
Global: SEC proposes tougher rules as part of its crypto custody crackdown
The new proposals set forth by the Gensler-led Securities and Exchange Commission seek to “expand the scope” of rules set out by the ...
Global
Global: Binance’s $16-billion stablecoin faces regulatory trouble
New York’s chief financial regulator has ordered Paxos, the company behind the stablecoin of major crypto exchange Binance, to stop issuing the token, ...
Global
Global: ESG tops regulatory demands in finance as UK, EU rules diverge, KPMG says
Financial firms in Britain and the European Union remained under significant pressure to comply with diverging environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules over ...
Global
Global: UK watchdog probes Barclays over anti-money laundering systems -FT
Britain’s financial regulator is investigating Barclays PLC (BARC.L) for suspected failings in its compliance and anti-money laundering systems, the Financial Times reported on Friday (February 10, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Bamboo Secures Digital Broker License from SEC
Bamboo Systems Technology Limited, Africa’s leading online brokerage firm, announced today that it has been granted a digital sub-broker license from Nigeria’s Securities ...
