08/14/2023
Bank of Canada paper casts doubt on CBDC value
Nearly all - 98% - of Canadian adults have a bank account, while 87% have a credit card and internet access is high.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
08/14/2023
FinTech And Blockchain In The Caribbean
Both the Cayman Islands and the BVI have introduced their own set of specific legislation dealing with digital assets
08/14/2023
Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail after bail revoked
The ‘king of crypto’ has been accused of witness tampering and will now wait for his trial behind bars.
08/11/2023
UK government moves towards offering open banking payments for public services
GOV.UK already offers mobile wallet payments and will be looking into how open banking can be integrated later this year
08/11/2023
Crypto exchange Bittrx agrees $24m SEC settlement
Before the SEC charges, Bittrex had already said that it would shut up shop in the US by the end of April, citing the "current US regulatory and economic environment".
08/10/2023
Bank of England recruits academics to advise on digital pound design
The AAG will be jointly run by the Bank of England and HM Treasury and will be expected to generate expert academic input on a range of topics related to retail CBDC.
08/09/2023
Tandem Bank boots interest rates to 5%
Green digital bank Tandem joins Monzo, Chase and Starling in upping its savings rates following the Bank of England rate hike.
08/09/2023
More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use
The latest settlements come after the SEC in September fined firms including Bank of America, Citi and Goldman Sachs a total of $1.1 billion.
08/09/2023
South African regulator wants Vodacom Group’s $696mln fiber deal blocked
Vodacom says it will appeal the decision
08/07/2023
Tookitaki rreleases Compliance-as-a-Service offering
This innovative SaaS offering, optimised for cost and efficiency, gives financial institutions (FIs) access to Tookitaki’s flagship compliance solution
08/04/2023
Payoneer acquires data platform Spott
Spott’s technology will enable Payoneer to better understand and serve customers
08/04/2023
Fintechs boost savings rates after Bank of England hikes interest rates again
Monzo, Starling, Zopa and Chase have all increased their rates to pass on savings to customers.
08/04/2023
Revolut suspends US crypto services
UK-based Revolut introduced the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto in the US in 2020
08/04/2023
CBDC benefits found in Digital Dollar Project’s pilot study
The study found that CBDCs could benefit the unbanked and underbanked by being faster and more accessible and transferrable, and reduce the amount of failed transactions.
08/02/2023
Conyers advises AdvancedAdvT Limited on its acquisition of five software businesses from Capita plc.
Partner Rachael Pape and Associate Nina Goodman of Conyers’ BVI office advised on the transaction, working alongside Cooley (UK) LLP.
08/02/2023
Finmo obtains Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence in Singapore
This license marks Finmo’s official entry into the Singapore market
08/01/2023
Standard Chartered PLC and Ant Group strengthen their partnership to promote global sustainable development
In addition, the two parties have also successfully cooperated in digital innovation of global fund management, as well as in proliferating inclusive finance for SMEs.
07/31/2023
Singapore to kill off corporate cheques in 2025
This has led to an increase in the cost of processing each cheque.
07/27/2023
Latham & Watkins Advises PSG in Strategic Growth Investment in 4me
Cross-border team represents the growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth
07/27/2023
Agile ESG reporting software key in evolving regulatory landscape
Meanwhile, in the absence of a global framework, corporations are increasingly reporting in alignment with various voluntary reporting standards.