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UnaBiz appointed new owner of Sigfox

The new management has pledged to put business continuity on top of its agenda.

CASS Compliance: The importance of good governance

The FCA frequently discuss these two dimensions in public enforcements cases they issue.

European police take down $22m crypto investment fraud across 71 countries

The criminal justice agency further said that authorities in Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands and Ukraine conducted the operation and seized 50 servers.

Carey Olsen advises Altis Partners and Blockchain.com on launch of crypto multi-strategy fund platform BCAM

The Carey Olsen team was led by corporate partner Chris Griffin, assisted by senior associate Sophie Hancock and associate Daniel Burridge.

Maples Group Supports Faros VCC

A particular driving factor for the partnership with Maples Group is its long-established reputation in the alternatives industry, which the Faros team anticipates will ease the adoption of the VCC structure by investors wishing to access our investment s

Risks in terminating IT contracts highlighted by exclusion clause ruling

Other financial losses could result from the loss of the bargain, according to the court, which cited potential costs associated with a re-procurement exercise as an example.

New Laws Targeting Assets of Russian Oligarchs: The U.S. Announces Task Force KleptoCapture and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program

Task Force KleptoCapture will operate out of the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, but will also include agents and analysts from numerous law enforcement agencies.

Establishing A Regulated Fintech Firm In Ireland

This includes project management, application submission and support, and regulatory advice.

Bill, Tony And Tom To Elevate Digital ‘Front Runner’ Bahamas

The Bahamas has an incredible position right now as a front-runner and leader in the digital asset space

Equifax and Fiserv forge data analytics technology pact

The companies are collaborating on new offerings that deliver a more holistic picture of businesses and their data and enable financial institutions and businesses of all sizes to embrace the power of real-time data insights.

Finma sends supervisor to crypto foundation

As a precautionary measure, the authority uses a lawyer from the Vischer law firm as an investigator at the plant.

Estate administration of cryptocurrencies

This must be counterbalanced with the possibility that an unsophisticated fiduciary maintains a cryptocurrency position

Government should turn to fintech for badly needed digital identity system

Delivery of One Login is behind schedule; a minimum viable product version of the One Login system was due to be released for testing by the end of March which hasn’t happened. Apparently, this delay is to make sure the system is up to scratch.

CBDCs in emerging market economies

Discussions at the meeting also drew on insights from a survey on the roles of and considerations for CBDCs in EMEs.

HAYVN receives approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA

HAYVN will now be offering clients Asset Management, Trading and Custody services from its Swiss entity

Isle of Man licenses GBP-pegged stablecoin firm

"The Island welcomes innovative technology and is focused on supporting more businesses through the regulatory process"

Withers represented tech giant VNG Corporation in two multi-million dollar investments

Withers also represented VNG as the lead investor in its US$22.5 million investment in Telio, a business-to-business e-commerce company in its Series A2 funding round.

Carey Olsen advises Certik as it more than doubles its valuation to US$2 billion

The Series B3 was led by Insight Partners, Tiger Global and Advent International. Goldman Sachs also participated alongside existing investors such as Sequoia and Lightspeed.

How BNPL can be Proactive Before Regulations are Enforced

Toby McCrindle, Head of Legal and Compliance at Divido, discusses what BNPL providers can do to be proactively ready for new regulations in the space

European Parliament pushes for sustainability disclosures in crypto market

The UK and US have also said they are looking closely at energy usage associated with crypto.

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