Regulatory
Qatar Central Bank issues first digital payments license to Ooredoo, Vodafone
RIYADH: Qatar Central Bank has issued its first-ever license for digital payments services to Ooredoo Money and iPay by Vodafone Qatar, it said ...
Global
Global: South Korean regulators to prepare guidelines for security tokens in 2022
Guidelines for security tokens in South Korea will be announced by the end of 2022. Simultaneously, the pilot market with a regulatory sandbox ...
Regulatory
Not SEC, But U.S. CFTC Likely to Be the Lead Regulator for Cryptocurrencies
As the U.S. regulatory agencies remain undecided on who should be having an upper hand in regulating the crypto market, the Commodities and ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom Revises Regulation on Retirement, Terminal Benefits (II)
As reported on this page last week, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) recently issued a revised Regulation on Retirement and Terminal Benefits for ...
Global
Global: Revolut under pressure over internal audit
Online bank Revolut is facing more questions over its internal controls after it was criticised by a UK regulator for the unacceptably high ...
Global
Global: Brazil Fines Apple $2.38M for Selling iPhones Without Chargers
The Brazilian government, Tuesday, fined Apple Inc. the sum of $2.38 million for selling iPhones without a battery charger in the country, adding that the smartphone maker ...
Global
Global: Iran Starts Licensing Crypto Miners Under New Regulatory Framework
The government of Iran has reportedly started issuing licenses to crypto miners under the new “comprehensive and detailed” regulatory framework approved last week. ...
Global
Global: UK orders crypto exchanges to report sanctions breaches
Crypto exchanges operating in the UK will face more reporting requirements over sanctions breaches under new rules introduced in the wake of Russia’s ...
Global
Global: Crypto Exchange Bybit Barred From Brokering Securities in Brazil
According to the CVM, Brazil’s stock exchange B3 is the only one authorized to intermediate securities in the South American country. This article ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Commercial banks borrow N4.4tr from CBN in 3 months
34 per cent of commercial loans held by public sector Deposit money banks (DMBs) accessed an accumulated value of N4.4 trillion from the ...