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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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OCTOBER 13, 2019

financial regulators have warned firms with registered digital assets that they must follow securities laws to prevent money laundering, as well as report any suspicious activity. laws as securities, commodities, and security- or commodity-based instruments such as futures or swaps. Earlier this year, U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. State regulators are set to file a complaint on Wednesday (Dec. 16) saying that the stock-trading platform failed to protect its customers and their assets, violating state laws and regulations.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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18) that it plans to regulate cryptocurrency advertising like other financial products and ensure that promotions are “fair, clear and not misleading,” according to a Bloomberg report. That includes the crypto billboards that have recently been spotted along the London subway system, the report says. Treasury said Tuesday (Jan.

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Banking reports to inform risk management and strategy These reports on capital, growth, and liquidity help financial institutions spot warning signs. Takeaway 2 Reports that assess capital, growth, and liquidity provide banking professionals data to drive decisions. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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JULY 16, 2020

German market watchdog Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, or BaFin , has come under fire for its actions in the Wirecard scandal, as the regulator reportedly failed to investigate warnings about the payments firm and instead cast more scrutiny on accusers, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Policy advisers at a leading think tank said that China should introduce a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence in the finance sector, according to a report from Reuters on Sunday (Dec 22). Despite any of its present issues, the country’s AI market is forecast to be worth $11.9 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $4.5

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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. But financial regulatory compliance can be a headache for any market.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In Apple 's annual report , the tech giant discussed the impact that various legal proceedings and new regulations around the world could have on its operations and financial conditions. Those could lead to changes in the company's practices or further legal proceedings, the report stated.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big tech companies to access customers’ private data, Bloomberg reported. 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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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. ESMA said they will conclude the inquiry by the end of October.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Russia's federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) has accused Booking.com of reportedly violating antitrust laws in the country and abusing a dominant market position, according to Reuters Monday (Dec. And our government regulator wants to handcuff us,” and claimed the new rules would give more advantages to foreign competitors.

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JULY 24, 2020

These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report. Get the full story in the Report.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

With a further delay to the EU’s Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) just announced, market participants and tech vendors face an uncertain future. “There’s a level of uncertainty and to be able to plan for that is hard. Do you carry on, or do you wait? More time.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Brussels is seeking an investigation into the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ( BaFin ), Germany’s financial regulatory authority, for its failure to supervise Wirecard, the Financial Times reported. On Monday (June 22), he was arrested on charges of misrepresenting Wirecard’s accounts and market manipulation. million) bail.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

A Citibank senior analyst predicted that bitcoin could reach $318,000 by December 2021 in a report written for Citibank’s institutional clients, according to CoinDesk. Thomas Fitzpatrick’s report was leaked on Twitter Friday (Nov. All we know is that price is likely to continue going up.”.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Regulators in China are gearing up to issue new rules on digital coin offerings and could move to ban them until the new rules are put in place. Regulators in China are mulling if they should ban ICOs altogether or just until the country has more stringent regulations in place. million raised from roughly 105,000 individuals.

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APRIL 16, 2019

A German markets regulator has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging that shares of Wirecard were manipulated by someone who potentially had prior knowledge of a forthcoming damaging article written by the Financial Times , according to Reuters. . The Financial Times has said it stands by its reporting.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

21) will file documents with securities regulators to allow a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) it created previously to raise as much as $600 million through an initial public offering (IPO), Axios reported. Moreover, Axios reported, Softbank is moving toward creating additional SPACs. Softbank on Monday (Dec.

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JULY 31, 2020

Regulators in China are preparing to move against once-hot Luckin Coffee Inc. which admitted booking millions of dollars in nonexistent sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (July 31). According to the report, Luckin has admitted that employees fabricated transactions totaling $300 million.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

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JULY 2, 2020

The president of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany’s financial regulator, said the $2.1 billion accounting scandal at the center of Wirecard AG’s insolvency was a “massive criminal act,” Reuters reported. “It For example, the news service reported thousands of client names were represented multiple times.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Regulations and requirements aimed at making retail banks more secure are driving customers away, according to Aarti Samani, SVP of product and marketing at iProov. A report by IPSOS Mori showed that on average, two-thirds of customers are unsatisfied with their bank in the UK, something that.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

In Ireland, reported CryptoGlobe , the Irish cabinet has approved legislation that will bring more regulation to the sector. Separately, in India, the action toward crypto regulation seems to be … inaction. Frankly, recent market movements have not given us any reason to be concerned,” she said. In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported an increase in enforcement actions in the last fiscal year, partly due to a rise in cryptocurrency cases and spoofing schemes. In addition, the agency won a court case establishing cryptocurrencies as commodities and giving it the ability to regulate those markets.

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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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DECEMBER 2, 2020

India has responded by tightening investment rules for Chinese companies wishing to participate in the Indian market, which Reuters reported many Chinese firms have become involved in to expand their revenues beyond just Chinese sources.

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MARCH 2, 2021

The final rule amends Regulation EE (Financial Institution Netting) to apply FDICIA netting provisions to certain new entities including swap dealers. The Federal Reserve is now expanding the definition of financial institutions to include: swap dealers and security-based swap dealers; 1. What is a Financial Institution?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In Europe, the continued evolution of data policies and regulation now point toward a single market across the Continent. As reported mid week, the European Commission is planning a single European market for data , in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in Silicon Valley and China.

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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. is marketed by them. In November, the two entities announced they were looking into making a deal with each other.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is delaying Ant Group’s record initial public offering (IPO) following Jack Ma’s meeting with Chinese regulators, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Tuesday (Nov. That meeting now disqualifies Ant from listing on Thursday (Nov. 2) to answer questions behind closed doors.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission is getting into the bitcoin market, saying it will regulate the popular digital currency and other cryptocurrencies. According to a report in Seeking Alpha , the SEC said the cryptocurrencies are subject to federal securities laws.

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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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JULY 31, 2019

s cryptocurrency market. 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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