10/16/2017
Indian Regulators Wary About Bitcoin
India, like many other Asian states, is struggling to manage cryptocurrencies.
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10/16/2017
FCA rolls out Asset Management Authorisation Hub
The asset management sector is important for the UK economy.
10/13/2017
KPMG joins the Blockchain Research Institute
Why we are excited to join this important project that is examining the impact blockchain can have on business, government and society as a whole.
10/13/2017
Pension trustees at particular cyber risk: steps to take to protect data
Pension scheme trustees can be particularly vulnerable to cyber security attacks, and they can be high profile targets for scammers.
10/12/2017
Inventive cyber gang steals millions from East European banks
After gaining foothold into the processor’s network, the attackers compromised the Enterprise Admin account which eventually gave them full access into the infrastructure.
10/12/2017
Hatstone advises on a new ICO
He also said: ‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world’.
10/12/2017
Allen & Overy makes equity investment in fintech company Nivaura
Nivaura’s tech solution will make it affordable for SMEs to access funding through the capital markets.
10/11/2017
Platforms of the future
Platform managers are mutualising non-competitive activities to the advantage of their member.
10/10/2017
Buy Your Citizenship With Bitcoin
The arrangement particularly benefits wealthy people from the most «troubled» countries, such as in Eastern Europe or Asia and Latin America.
10/10/2017
Australia’s big four banks in regtech project with Fenergo
Brett Hodge, VP of Fenergo APAC, feels “Australian banks are really caught in a catch-22 situation at the moment”.
10/09/2017
EU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivals
Officials are worried that banks are denying access to your account info.
10/09/2017
EU raids Polish and Dutch banking groups over fintech access
Brussels fears lenders are blocking challengers’ access to data on customers
10/06/2017
KPMG and Exiger enter into exclusive multi-year partnership to leverage AI-based technology
DDIQ set to streamline compliance solutions for KPMG and its global clients
10/02/2017
Launch of the SFC Regulatory Sandbox
In the sandbox environment, qualified firms will be under closer monitoring by the SFC.
09/28/2017
New FinTech Fund businesses for 2017
The second year running the firm has set aside £100,000 to help four exciting FinTech start-ups solve those problems through the provision of free of charge legal advice.
09/28/2017
Winner of inaugural IFN Law Award for FinTech
IFN highlighted the firm’s standing in the Islamic finance market and how Simmons & Simmons has ensured its FinTech expertise has benefitted clients in this area.
09/27/2017
SEC sets up cyber enforcement division
The Retail Strategy Task Force will develop proactive, targeted initiatives to identify misconduct impacting retail investors.
09/26/2017
Peter Kurer to Advise Regtech Startup
Zuercher Kantonalbank and Tugboat also invested.
09/25/2017
OECD releases IT-tools to support exchange of tax information policies
Both with respect to the CbC and ETR XML Schemas and User Guides.
09/25/2017
Wealth management software firm releases MiFIDII upgrade
To complement this key regulatory reporting ability is a function for daily monitoring of portfolio performance such that a depreciation of 10%