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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

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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JANUARY 1, 2021

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group , has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. The launch comes a few weeks after Ant Group filed its initial public offering (IPO), which could be the biggest listing in the country’s history. billion yuan ($10.5

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

Financial regulators in China are moving to curb the influence of Jack Ma 's Ant Group by telling it to switch focus back to its mainstay payments business while fixing issues in personal lending, wealth management and more, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. The People's Bank of China criticized Ant on Sunday (Dec.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said existing securities rules could be applied to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, according to a report by Reuters. The IOSCO is made up of regulators across the globe, including Japan, Europe and the U.S. 4 statement.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Jack Ma has seen his net worth plunge by $3 billion after the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO) was suspended on Tuesday (Nov. 3) by Chinese regulators, according to a report from Business Insider , which quoted numbers from Bloomberg's Billionaire Index. 5) as originally planned. Ma also owns 4.2

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

One of Sweden’s largest private insurers, Folksam Group , says a data breach affected one million of its clients. The firm said it discovered the breach after an internal audit and that it has reported the breach to Swedish regulators. elections or fraudsters looking to take advantage of the pandemic’s eCommerce trends.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Thirty-four percent of businesses are using IoT in their operations, according to a recent study, and 70 percent of that group have moved beyond pilot testing to actual adoption. With increased adoption, though, comes a need for improved regulations, and both the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and U.S.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. In September , Shanghai regulators approved the listing. The listing could be the largest initial public offering (IPO). Morgan and Morgan Stanley.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history. On Tuesday (Jan.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

The Chinese government’s previously announced antitrust investigation of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation posted a notice on its website Thursday (Dec. The pressure was sufficient to scuttle what was expected to be a huge initial public offering by Ant Group.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Well, Gonzobankers, the smart, idealist and self-declared revolutionary crypto kids just bought themselves a future of regulation — intricate, overbearing, and frustrating regulation, and regulation that the market will now demand. Welcome to adulthood, y’all. What’s Next? But please, don’t get cocky.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

China’s Ant Group, which owns the widely used Alipay payments app, is looking at selling its 30 percent stake in India’s Paytm as friction between the two countries grows, sources told Reuters. Reuters said Paytm, which is partly backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., Like Alipay, Paytm is a digital payments platform.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In a big setback for Amazon , the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reportedly approved Reliance Retail ’s $3.4 billion acquisition of Future Group ’s retail assets. Amazon had called on the Indian securities board in November to investigate Future over the issue of insider trading. percent stake in Future Retail.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Ripple , the blockchain startup, is heading up a new cryptocurrency lobbying group called Securing America’s Internet of Value Coalition. Coindesk noted that most of the members of the new lobbying group have ties to Ripple. Coindesk pointed to Coil as one example. Its founder is the former chief technology officer at Ripple.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Ant Group was said recently to be pondering a $280 billion minimum valuation for the double listing, a 12 percent hike from the previous amount speculated. The dual listing recently cleared its last hurdle of approval when China's top security regulator gave it the OK.

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JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The implementation delay gives regulators an opportunity to get it right, Rodgers said.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Huobi Group has announced the official launch of a digital asset exchange in Argentina. Compliance is actually one of the biggest barriers to entry for small businesses in any highly regulated industry,” the company wrote in a blog post.

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JULY 15, 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG , the collapsed payments company that is facing a series of criminal allegations.

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JUNE 25, 2020

In today’s top news, Wirecard files for insolvency, and New York proposes easing regulations for cryptocurrency licenses. New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations. Plus, California seeks a court order to make Uber and Lyft classify drivers as employees. Wirecard Files For Insolvency, Seeks Court Protection.

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APRIL 2, 2021

The agencies collectively announced a request for information (RFI) to gain input from stakeholders including financial institutions, trade associations, and consumer groups. Finally, views are sought for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including those related to consumer protection. Cybersecurity.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Ant Group Moves Ahead With $35B IPO After China's OK.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Regulators around the world are passing new laws to make sure ad hoc workers are properly protected, and some of these rules could have sweeping implications for businesses and their freelance partners. states are developing similar regulations. However, challenges have begun to arise as the gig economy continues to expand globally.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report by CNBC. The bill is called the “Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019” and was proposed by two members of the House Financial Services Committee, Reps.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Regulators are looking into a possible merger between Dean Foods and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and its potential antitrust implications for the industry, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. A couple of farm groups have expressed concern that the deal would concentrate milk buyers in different parts of the country.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The prospectus said that the company is offering 8,399,000 “common equity share security tokens” on the ethereum blockchain. Also, digital financial services company BCB Group said that BCB Payments Limited has secured an Authorized Payment Institution (API) license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said existing securities rules could be applied to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, according to a report by Reuters. The IOSCO is made up of regulators across the globe, including Japan, Europe and the U.S. 4 statement.

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JULY 16, 2018

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether don’t pose much of a risk to global financial stability at the current time, but that isn’t stopping global regulators from creating a framework to monitor risk from cryptocurrency. The move on the part of global regulators comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Investigators from the Federal Reserve carried out an inspection of Amazon ’s cloud in April as Washington looks into ways to regulate companies that provide the service. People familiar with the matter said the regulators were most interested in looking at Amazon’s resiliency and backup systems. Just last week, U.S.

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JULY 31, 2019

The Block reported that the comprehensive overview is expected to follow FCA’s draft proposals released at the beginning of the year, which explained that “any token that is not a security token, or an eMoney token is unregulated.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

But despite intelligence of things (IoT) solutions being put to use in many cases, the field continues to be hampered by security issues. The June IoT Tracker explores the latest advancements in IoT security and new applications of smart technology. New security threats are emerging, too. Get the full scoop in the Tracker.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Although that would cover around 85 percent of the loans, it would only cover about 26 percent of PPP loan dollars, the two groups said. The Consumer Bankers Association and Bank Policy Institute , in a co-signed letter , have called on Congress to automatically forgive Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under $150,000.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) had a plan for crypto wallet service regulation on its meeting agenda for a recent gathering of its crypto study group, bitcoin.com reported. At the same time, the group reportedly talked about wallet risks such as wallet failures and cyber attacks.

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MARCH 9, 2020

We’ve encountered such cases before, but there was no legal regulation of the mechanism for seizing cryptocurrency,” he said, according to Cointelegraph. “I Paul Gosar of Arizona has put forward a bill that aims to associate a broad array of digital assets to the suitable regulator, Cointelegraph reported.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is just weeks away from filing lawsuits against the country’s biggest banks, as the regulator increases its active investigations, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. ASIC Deputy Chair Daniel Crennan said the latest proceedings would be issued by year-end.

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MARCH 24, 2019

Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. A strong economy requires a strong, accountable financial sector that Australians can trust,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement.

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