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South African Bank Introduces Cryptocurrency Guidlines

Bitcoin and any of its altcoin relatives would also be subject to this statute.

Tech Regulation Series: The End of Permissionless Innovation?

Businesses in every sector will need to monitor and approach compliance comprehensively, holistically, and with an eye towards driving standardisation over time in order to remain ready to respond to the digital age.

A national strategy for Cyprus (and the Southern EU) on blockchain and DLT

This will enable the creation of a pro-innovation basis for the rapid adoption and smooth application of new technologies.

'Honeymoon period' as firms escape fines for MiFID II reporting failures

FCA pragmatism 'will not last forever'

UK to introduce digital services tax

The US is threatening to impose tariffs on a number of French products such as cheese, champagne and handbags after France said it would impose a 3% digital services tax on technology companies.

Nordea Wins Danish Court Battle to Ban Staff Trading in Bitcoin

We filed suit because of the principle that everyone obviously has a private life

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Increase Internet Transparency and Consumer Control Over Content

The proposed legislation prohibits the use of opaque algorithms on covered internet platforms without first providing users with notice.

Europol wipes out 30,000+ piracy sites, three suspects cuffed to walk the legal plank

Aw man, I was still downl...err.. great work everyone!

South Africa Planning New Regulations to Prevent Use of Crypto for Capital Flight

The new rules are expected to go into effect Q1 2020.

New German rules on crypto assets

The new law contains, amongst others, changes to the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz (KWG), which provide that:

US seeks to extradite UK tech billionaire Michael Lynch

Autonomy businessman would face charges including securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy

Indian Government is Willing to Support Blockchain with a National Framework

Particularly, some members of parliament including Parvesh Singh Verma asked whether the Indian administration had fortified and carried out study into the prospective use cases and applications of blockchain and DLTs, and if at all they did, what were th

African Fintech And Regulation: What’s The Hold Up?

While it could be argued that there is nothing that is technically holding African fintech back

Mastercard, Rapyd partnership forges new Fintech Express

Benjamin Gilbey Senior Vice President, Digital Payments and Labs, Asia Pacific, Mastercard brings in a surprise of introducing a payment functionality in a limitless range of fashion ranges through Tappy’s contactless payment chips, starting with an

International community has achieved unprecedented success fighting offshore tax evasion

At the heart of this shift are thousands of bilateral exchange relationships now in place

S. Korean Government Takes Aim at Google

At issue is whether or not multinational IT companies that do not have “fixed workplaces” in South Korea can be subject to a legitimate level of taxes.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) fosters a diversified ecosystem for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Regulatory Technology (RegTech)

The HKMA and the banking sector will continue to contribute to AML/CFT efforts in Hong Kong

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