Regulatory
Fintech regulation: how to achieve a level playing field
The evolution of regulation to encourage fair competition between traditional banks and new fintech and big tech players is now being debated. Some ...
Regulatory
Buy Now, Pay Later Firms Face UK FCA Crackdown
The buy now, pay later industry (BNPL) will now be regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following a four-month review led ...
Regulatory
Beijing bank regulator orders crackdown on illegal property loans
The Chinese capital’s bank regulator has ordered an investigation into the illegal use of personal loans to invest in real estate amid growing ...
Regulatory
Australian securities regulator latest to suffer file sharing breach
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has suffered a cyber security breach related to its use of the Accellion file sharing software ...
Regulatory
UK’s financial regulator urges banks to rethink branch closures
The UK’s financial regulator has called on banks to reconsider branch closures amid fears that vulnerable customers could be left without access to services. ...
Regulatory
Regulatory sandbox and DeFi boom: How Spain pushed crypto adoption despite the pandemic
The year 2020 will go down in history for how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the Spanish economy. Beyond that, however, there have been ...
Regulatory
Nigerian Banks non-performing loan ratio blows past CBN regulatory limits
The non-performing loan ratios for Nigerian banks worsened in 2020, blowing past the regulatory limits of 5% to close at 6% at the ...
Regulatory
SEC publishes new CrowdFunding Regulations limiting investment to 10% of income
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has issued updated guidelines and rules governing the operation of CrowdFunding activities in Nigeria. This follows an ...
Regulatory
U.S. regulator’s approval of stablecoin payments provides regulatory building block, compliance challenge
A new interpretive letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency allowing the use of stablecoin cryptocurrency for bank payments opens ...
Regulatory
Regulators are sharpening their focus on bitcoin
Regulators are sharpening their focus on bitcoin and its use in the international financial system after the value of the digital currency raced ...