09/25/2019
Israel Approves New Digital Bank
The move comes as the country is working to boost competition in the banking sector, including lowering capital requirements and making the approval process easier for new banks.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
09/24/2019
Google Wins Landmark Case To Confine The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ To Europe
The ruling stems from a case in which CNIL, the French privacy regulator, fined Google around $100,000 in 2015 when it refused to comply with an order to delist information from international search results when requested.
09/23/2019
Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles
Under pressure from investors, regulators and climate activists, some big banks have acknowledged the role lenders will need to play in a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy.
09/22/2019
Technology and real estate: faster, quicker, more
Data availability is at top of the list for many real estate asset managers, Limited Partners (LPs), property managers and CFOs.
09/20/2019
Singapore joins calls for global approach to Facebook’s Libra
Central bank’s managing director raises concern over digital currency’s macro financial risks
09/20/2019
Walkers Singapore acts on Liberty Bitcoin Fund
Walkers partner James Twigg and associate Heather Murray acted on the matter.
09/20/2019
Regulators and innovators are better together in a sandbox
Bahrain has always been considered a center of excellence in finance, according to Al-Sharaf.
09/19/2019
Apple Can’t Win Its $14 Billion European Tax Battle
Even if the tech giant wins its court appeals, it will have to pay the money—and more—to Washington
09/19/2019
Massive IT Support Fraud ‘Made $10 Million From Thousands Of Elderly Victims’
The scammers would then take control of victim PCs and pretend to fix the nonexistent problems, charging varying amounts depending on whether the “service” was one-time only or a lifetime offering.
09/18/2019
Nets and KPMG Partner to Launch AI-Powered Payment Fraud Prevention Solution
Nets Fraud Ensemble is an AI powered anti-fraud engine that assists fraud prevention teams to navigate this ever-changing landscape in real time.
09/13/2019
No more games as website blocking injunctions make their mark
The decision in Nintendo Co Ltd v Sky UK Ltd, Virgin Media Ltd and Ors came in a case brought by Nintendo to protect trademarks connected with the highly popular Nintendo Switch console.
09/13/2019
Industry Fund Services adopts regtech solution
It designs solutions to improve financial advice compliance and oversight of best interest duty for consumers.
09/11/2019
Global money-laundering watchdog closely monitoring Facebook’s Libra, official says
The Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country.
09/11/2019
Abu Dhabi Global Market awards CAT 1 Bank status to the Worlds’ first licensed Digital Trade Bank
Regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM, Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank is poised to bring transformative, disruptive Banking-as-a-Service solutions to the world from its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
09/10/2019
Malaysia Association Joins APAC RegTech Network
The admission of the Fintech Association of Malaysia was announced at the Fin/SUM Fintech and RegTech Summit in Tokyo on Friday
09/09/2019
UAE and US lenders to strengthen financial and banking relations
Heads of UAE Banks and other high-level US delegates participated in a meeting as part of ongoing collaboration between the two countries
09/09/2019
MTN and Momentum Metropolitan’s Micro-Insurance JV is Gaining Traction
“There are further plans for it to expand into four more African countries in the medium term.”
09/09/2019
Are you ready for Data Protection in the Cayman Islands?
The DPL is similar to the General Data Protection Regulation with which many clients will be familiar.
09/06/2019
New initiative helps payment firms easily access specialised legal services to meet compliance needs
Instead of relying on informal referrals, PREP provides payment firms with a streamlined process to gain access to lawyers specialising in payment services regulations to meet their compliance needs.
09/05/2019
Global Impact Award: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Among more traditional financial players, the central bank has encouraged incumbents to embrace new technology through the work of the Banking Made Easy task force.