04/04/2019
How France’s new digital minister plans to regulate tech
He invited 50 tech CEOs to meet with Emmanuel Macron and talk about “tech for good.”
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04/04/2019
Tech giants face fines of up to $1m for failing to remove fake news under new Singapore law
It will also force tech platforms to disable fake accounts operated by bots and block advertisements on fake news sites, thereby cutting off their revenue streams.
04/04/2019
Rise of FinTech is changing the way Indians bank
The rise of fintechs, changing customer demands and new regulatory requirements are changing the definitions of banking.
04/04/2019
Government, TechCayman make big promises in agreement
Progress has already been made towards those commitments.
04/01/2019
Making Tax Digital has arrived
HMRC knows businesses will require time to become familiar with the new requirements.
04/01/2019
Pakistan Plans New Digital Currency Regulations Following FAFTA’s Urging
According to Pakistani news outlet Dunya News, cryptocurrency trading has been banned in the country since April last year.
03/29/2019
Abu Dhabi Government enhances digital services with VMware
Aligned with Abu Dhabi Development Accelerators Programme ‘Ghadan 21,’ this cooperation reflects ADSSSA’s keenness to adopt a forward-looking vision for improving government performance and delivering government services that exceed citi
03/29/2019
IT platform joins forces with European adviser association
The trade body wants members to start looking at ‘technology as an advantage, not a threat’
03/29/2019
Better surveillance needed to beat spoofing, argues regtech exec
The market regulator in Japan has recommended that a penalty be handed to the US investment bank following alleged spoofing activity in the country’s futures market.
03/28/2019
Some Singapore employees may be criminally liable: Wirecard
German payments firm releases summary amid ongoing internal probe by law firm
03/28/2019
GDPR and Data Protection Law in Mauritius
The GDPR is intended to provide much greater harmonisation and protection within the EU in respect of data privacy and security issues
03/28/2019
EIOPA calls for principle based regulation of cloud computing
In the European financial regulatory landscape, the purchase of cloud computing services falls within the broader scope of outsourcing.
03/28/2019
SFTR: Your Regulatory Obligations
Achieve your securities financing reporting objectives with a leading end-to-end solution.
03/26/2019
Colorado trader scams investors out of $1.5m in Bitcoin
Levine has a background in investing and being a financial advisor, so it is not entirely out of place that investors would trust him with this large sum of money.
03/25/2019
GBM and Banfico partner to support Bahrain's efforts for a more digitalized financial sector
The two leading companies can now support banks required to comply with Open Banking standards set by the Central Bank of Bahrain
03/25/2019
Middle East bank chief calls for more regtech spending
While fintech has been well adopted by Mena institutions, the same cannot be said for technology dedicated regulatory compliance.
03/22/2019
HSBC signs deal to use BlackRock's 'Aladdin' software worldwide
The partnership between Europe's largest bank and the world's biggest asset manager comes as both industries are battling to use technology to increase profits and improve service.
03/22/2019
Irish company circit brings open banking to the audit profession
Regulation by the Central Bank of Ireland will accelerate Circit’s growth in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
03/21/2019
Promoter Of $5m Crypto Exchange Backs Regulation
Mr McHardy said he was “not striking while the iron’s hot, but it’s out there and I see an opportunity to do it”.
03/20/2019
Digital tax reforms 'likely to hit all international companies'
Tax reforms aimed at technology companies will be likely to affect all large international businesses in the end, tax experts have said.