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People’s Bank Of China To Regulate FinTech

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it is planning to steadily develop a system of rules to regulate financial technology (FinTech) in the country. China has become an emerging FinTech market due to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption.

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2018 Recap: B2B Payments Innovation Welcomes Bank-FinTech Collabs — And Beyond

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Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms.

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Things worth reading: 4th October 2018

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Things we’re reading today include … Race bias lawsuit against Morgan Stanley sent to private arbitration What a **checks notes** £1.2bn company looks like Fintech bolsters Bahrain resurgence as finance hub Watchdogs get a taste of their own medicine as regulators come under scrutiny Tech giants allied against proposed Australia … (..)

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The European Banking Authority Plans ‘Roadmap’ For FinTech Regulation

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While the European Banking Authority has created a “roadmap” on how to regulate emerging FinTech services, the body is not keen on creating a unified approach to cryptocurrency regulation — at least not yet, Reuters reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Outpaces Blockchain In 2018 VC Funds; Chainalysis Raises $30M For Expansion

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The company noted that it still needs to gain approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which issued regulations for crypto exchanges last summer. The partnership will enable Bithumb to further expand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020

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London's FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 The pandemic has dealt blows to many markets, but so far, London's FinTech market appears to be coping well, the release stated, with data suggesting that around 95 percent of the U.K.'s s FinTechs have long innovated to meet challenges.

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Banks Say FinTech Innovation, Not Regulation, Is Now Their Fiercest Market Pressure

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Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up.