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Turning Compliance Burden Into FinTech-Regulator Collaboration

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Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse. In recent years, the market has gone from one struggling with high financial illiteracy and limited card acceptance, to a bright spot in Europe for FinTech innovation. Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment.

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Fintech Innovation is Top Concern for Banks, EY Says in Banking Outlook Report

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While regulations continue to be top of mind for financial institutions, banks have another main concern: the innovations and progress being made by fintechs, according to a survey released by EY.

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Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight

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As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech acceleration, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. The regulators are looking more closely at transaction-based platforms, Lau said, per Bloomberg.

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Report: Jack Ma Offered Part Of Ant Group To Chinese Government To Smooth Over IPO Fiasco

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Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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UK Regulator Seeks Tailored Rules For Big Tech

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Britain's highly anticipated report outlining new rules to govern Big Tech will call for establishing specific rules for certain sectors of the digital economy and major players within them, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Effective regulation] means not being afraid to try using new tools and approaches,” he said.

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Regulators Treading Slowly But Surely Into FinTech

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FinTech has no doubt changed the face of the financial services industry in the U.S., but experts are beginning to question how it will impact regulation. Reports in Reuters on Friday (May 26) explored how industry players are examining the future of financial regulation as FinTech continues its disruption.

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Amid AML Efforts, Regulators Focus On FinTech

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The statement gave a nod to “private sector innovation” that can use tech to detect and report financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorist financing. The threshold for suspicious activity reports may get a boost to $10,000 from $5,000.