Regulatory
SEC Disagreement Emerges on Whether Ethereum Is a Security
Regulators in the U.S. have yet to offer clarity around the legality of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Although the former has been unofficially deemed ...
Regulatory
FATF President Calls for Rethink of Regulatory Culture
Dr Marcus Pleyer says supervisors and compliance officers in banks and companies mostly still take a basic tick-box approach. FATF (Financial Action Task ...
Regulatory
CBN reportedly suspends Paystack and other non-bank financial institutions from offering BVN validation services
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly suspended finTechs and other third-party partners from offering BVN validation service. This was made known in ...
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Tunisia- Viamobile Launches ‘Swared’ Product
The Tunisian company, specialised in alternative payment solutions “Viamobile” was granted on Thursday the final authorisation by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) ...
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Bank of Russia presents new CBDC concept
The Bank of Russia has presented a new concept for the digital RUB (ruble), a central bank digital currency the regulator has been contemplating since ...
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CBN freezes 11 bank accounts, gives reasons
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday froze 11 bank accounts to enable it conduct investigations into suspicious activities. The CBN that ...
Regulatory
Canadian regulators outline regulatory framework for crypto asset trading platforms
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published framework for compliance for crypto asset trading ...
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Morgan Stanley Approves Bitcoin Exposure for Handful of Mutual Funds
Morgan Stanley is giving a handful of its mutual funds the ability to invest indirectly in bitcoin (BTC, -0.35%) through cash-settled futures contracts ...
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Mastercard fined £31m for breaching competition law
Mastercard and four other companies have been accused of running a cartel to reduce competition in the market for pre-paid cards. Allpay, PFS, ...
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UK authorities to focus on stablecoin regulations to prevent monopolies
John Glen, the United Kingdom’s financial services minister, has said that stablecoins will be the main focus of the government’s crypto regulatory activity. ...
