06/06/2019
EU: Malta Needs to Improve Readiness to Respond to Cryptocurrency Crime
Malta continues on its path to create a haven for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
06/05/2019
Foundation Companies: The Future Of FinTech?
The legislators responsible for drafting the Law certainly did not have the FinTech sector in mind when they were designing the FC.
06/04/2019
Getting Fit for Future: Prioritising Cybersecurity, Investment and Succession
For family offices, cybersecurity ranked highly among key risks for the year, with a quarter (29%) highlighting the importance of protecting against cyber-attacks.
06/04/2019
Managing machines: the governance of artificial intelligence
Large established firms seem to be most advanced in deployment.
06/03/2019
Regtech Konsentus closes multi-million-pound pre-Series A round
Jim Wadsworth, Mastercard’s SVP of open banking, states that the company sees “significant potential” in the Konsentus service.
06/03/2019
Saudi central bank grants licences to 14 fintech firms
Move comes as non-cash transactions continue to account for less than a fifth in the kingdom
06/03/2019
P2P industry readies for investor marketing restrictions
“The guide will help firms and their customers determine whether and to what extent P2P is appropriate for non-advised customers,” Jeffrey Mushens, technical policy director at Tisa, said.
06/03/2019
Kenya Banking Charter Proposes Tough Regulations for Online Lenders
The CBK is pursuing the proposal whose tough rules, should they be assented
06/03/2019
HK, Singapore, Japan Associations Launch APAC RegTech Network
Under the initiative, the regtech committees of the FTAHK (Fintech Association of Hong Kong), SFA (Singapore Fintech Association) and FTJ (Fintech Association of Japan) will jointly convene regular meetings, and increase dialogue and information exchange
05/31/2019
Advice rewired: Do robo-advisers dream of actual profits?
Lost more than £100m
05/31/2019
Connective Payments: a consultancy dedicated to payments
The services the Netherlands-based boutique consulting firm offers relate to payments strategy, PSD2, customer on boarding and customer journey, operational excellence, project- and change management, and working in ecosystems.
05/31/2019
Industry body boosts Singapore fintech ecosystem with regulatory technology
The new regtech sub-committee will look towards working with other similar sub-committees of fintech associations in other countries, starting with Hong Kong and Japan.
05/31/2019
International community agrees on a road map for resolving the tax challenges arising from digitalisation of the economy
The 129 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) adopted a Programme of Work laying out a process for reaching a new global agreement for taxing multinational enterprises.
05/31/2019
IRESS acquires global data group for $62m
IRESS has announced its acquisition of an international market data provider, which will continue to be operated by its founder and CEO within the IRESS group.
05/31/2019
Artificial intelligence panel proposed to oversee NY's high-tech future
The whole world is behind, not just the state government
05/30/2019
ICOs and Digital Assets: A New and Optional Legal Regime in France
This new initiative follows Italy, which enacted in early February 2019 a set of rules establishing an overarching legal foundation for the validity and enforceability of distributed ledger technologies and smart contracts.
05/30/2019
Strands and Tech Mahindra strike digital banking partnership
By providing data-driven analytics of user behavior, the digital banking solution will enable financial institutions to create personalized and contextual offering for their customers.
05/30/2019
Employing Technology for Tax Compliance in Payables
But the risk exists whether or not you choose to face it.
05/29/2019
Digital investing service Wealthsimple raises $100m
Canadian fintech Wealthsimple – which aims to make investing accessible to everyone – has raised $100 million investment, Jane Connolly writes.
05/29/2019
One Year On: The Impact of the GDPR on Digital Banking
The GDPR implications for the financial services sector were undoubtedly significant, and the move towards digitisation and open banking has compounded an already complicated privacy landscape in an industry where trust is crucial.