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Ireland’s Central Bank Governor Cautions on Fintech Growth Challenges and Brexit
February 3, 2023
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BNN Bloomberg | Peter O’Dwyer | Feb 2, 2023 Ireland’s central bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf warned Finance Minister Michael McGrath that the growth of financial
Fintech is Booming in Brazil for 3 Reasons
February 2, 2023
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OMFIF | Kate Jaquet | Jan 24, 2023 Once considered agitators, fintechs are now part of the financial establishment in Brazil Technological innovations are shaking
UK Confirms Plan to Regulate Crypto and Protect Consumers
February 1, 2023
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HM Treasury | Release | Feb 1, 2023 Ambitious plans to protect consumers and grow the economy by robustly regulating cryptoasset activities have been announced
Webinar Feb 15, 2023: Crypto Assets and DAOs – Regulatory Developments in Australia and Beyond
January 25, 2023
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Australian Law Reform Commission | Jan 25, 2023 Webinar: Wednesday 15 February 2023 at 5.00pm AEDT The Corporate Law and Financial Regulation Research Program, in
Export Financing Planning for Canadian Entrepreneurs
January 19, 2023
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BDC | Jan 17, 2023 Canadian exporters make more money, grow faster, stay in business longer and are more productive and innovative than non-exporters. To
TikTok Proposes Reorg Includes Third-party Monitor if China Spying on US Users
January 17, 2023
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New York Post | Ariel Zilber | Jan 16, 2023 TikTok has proposed a $1.5 billion reorganization that would allow third parties to monitor and
UK Confirms Plan to Regulate Crypto and Protect Consumers
February 1, 2023
HM Treasury | Release | Feb 1, 2023 Ambitious plans to protect consumers and grow the economy by robustly regulating cryptoasset activities have been announced by the government. Cryptoassets – commonly known as ‘crypto’ – are a relatively new, diverse
Webinar Feb 15, 2023: Crypto Assets and DAOs – Regulatory Developments in Australia and Beyond
January 25, 2023
Australian Law Reform Commission | Jan 25, 2023 Webinar: Wednesday 15 February 2023 at 5.00pm AEDT The Corporate Law and Financial Regulation Research Program, in association with the Australian Law Reform Commission, invites you to a webinar on the regulation
Export Financing Planning for Canadian Entrepreneurs
January 19, 2023
BDC | Jan 17, 2023 Canadian exporters make more money, grow faster, stay in business longer and are more productive and innovative than non-exporters. To take advantage of international opportunities, your business can prepare by understanding and using trade tools
TikTok Proposes Reorg Includes Third-party Monitor if China Spying on US Users
January 17, 2023
New York Post | Ariel Zilber | Jan 16, 2023 TikTok has proposed a $1.5 billion reorganization that would allow third parties to monitor and safeguard the app’s algorithm. TikTok, the app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is trying to
CMA: UK Open Banking Reaches Milestone: Starting New Phase
January 16, 2023
CMA | Jan 12, 2023 The 6 largest banking providers in the UK have implemented fully the standards required by the CMA to deliver Open Banking, helping provide innovative services to millions of account holders, securely. The substantive completion of
Global Digital-Economy Investor Winston Ma named Vice Chair, Chief Investment Officer of IDCA
January 13, 2023
IDCA | Jan 10, 2023 Washington, DC, Jan. 9 – International Data Center Authority (IDCA) today announced that Winston Ma will lead a new sustainable digital infrastructure project development financing unit aimed at enhancing the digital economies of emerging and
Digital Yuan ‘Usage has been low’ says ex-Chinese Central Banker
January 10, 2023
Cointelegraph | Jesse Coghlan | Dec 30, 2023 A former China central banker said cumulative e-CNY transactions only crossed $14 billion in two years, adding the results were “not ideal.” Xie Ping, a former PBOC research director and current finance
TikTok Banned from US Government-issued Cellphones
January 10, 2023
The Guardian | Johana Bhuiyan | Dec 31, 2023 The US government has approved an unprecedented ban on the use of TikTok on federal government devices. The restrictions – tucked into a spending bill just days before it was passed
EY Launches a Fintech Lab in London, a Second lab to follow in Edinburgh
January 4, 2023
The Fintech Times | Tom Bleac | Dec 16, 2022 The ‘Fintech lab’ is designed to collaborate with companies that are fighting financial crime, helping finance a sustainable economy and more. EY also plans to launch a second hub in
EU Regulator Fines Facebook for Use of Data to Drive Personalised Ads
January 4, 2023
The Guardian | Dan Milmo | Jan 4, 2023 Irish regulator fines Facebook owner €390m after EU rejects argument for use of data to drive personalised ads Campaigners said the move could force the Facebook and Instagram owner to ask
Japanese Fintech Leader Smartpay Launches First Bank Direct BNPL Service
December 30, 2022
Yahoo Finance | Dec 26, 2022 TOKYO, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Japan-based fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country’s first digital consumer finance service that allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their bank
FCA Publishes Findings of Diversity & Inclusion Review of 12 Firms
December 21, 2022
Herbert Smith Freehills | Dec 15, 2022 On 12 December 2022, the FCA published the findings from its qualitative research in respect of the diversity and inclusion (“D&I“) strategies and practices that regulated firms (“Firms“) currently have in place to
Aviva: Fintech Startup in Mexico Making Loans with Biometric Video Call Underwriting Booths
December 20, 2022
TechCrunch | Christine Hall | Dec 20, 2022 There are some 40 million Mexicans who are excluded from certain financial products due to banks not thinking it is a segment worth going after, but Filiberto Castro does. He met his
Visa to Expand African Investments by $1B by 2027
December 19, 2022
TechCrunch | Tage Kene-Okafor | Dec 14, 2022 Global payments giant Visa says it will invest $1 billion by 2027 to expand its investments in Africa amidst a digital payments boom on the continent. Visa chief Al Kelly announced this
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EU Regulator Fines Facebook for Use of Data to Drive Personalised Ads
January 4, 2023
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Japanese Fintech Leader Smartpay Launches First Bank Direct BNPL Service
December 30, 2022
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FCA Publishes Findings of Diversity & Inclusion Review of 12 Firms
December 21, 2022
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Aviva: Fintech Startup in Mexico Making Loans with Biometric Video Call Underwriting Booths
December 20, 2022
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